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oatscoop@midwest.social 1 month agoIt’s unfortunately legally required to transport someone that’s not A&Ox4.
It’s annoying when we know someone really doesn’t need to go, but if we don’t the responders are looking at losing their job, license, a lawsuit, or even being criminally charged.
Venat0r@lemmy.world 1 month ago
How is an ambulance ride $5k though? Do EMTs make like $2500 p/h?
webadict@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lmao, EMTs make like $20 an hour, it’s straight fucked.
Iunnrais@piefed.social 1 month ago
Hahahahahaha no.
oatscoop@midwest.social 1 month ago
There’s greed (particularly with overpriced private ambulances) but ambulance are legitimately expensive to operate in the USA.