Comment on Anon is a good samaritan

superkret@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Rolando@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “I call a cab 'cause a cab will come quicker.” - Flavor Flav

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• Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fun fact. I slashed my wrist with a broken bottle at a party once. Had someone call an ambulance. They said nothing major hit. Wrapped me up. Asked if I wanted a ride.

  I said no cause it’s dumb money. Then I asked how to pay them. They said they only charge for rides. It blew my mind. My potentially life saving call didn’t cost me anything. (Its over $1,000 for an ambulance ride).

  I told them I’m good now and got a ride to the ER. Expensive stitches after waiting for hours. I should’ve taken off the bandage and walked in dripping blood.

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  • superkret@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It blows my mind that calling an ambulance could ever cost money.
    When you need an ambulance, seconds could mean the difference between life and death.
    Putting a decision in front of it that could financially ruin you or the person you’re helping is absolutely bonkers.

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    • Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep. I was 20 years old nearly living check to check. A medical bill of $1,000+ on top of the hundreds for the ER would’ve stung bad.

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    • Eiri@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I live in Quebec. Our ambulances cost money too. Although they’re less expensive than American ones (about 200 CAD).

      And yeah, literally everyone thinks that’s stupid.

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