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• StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s not that it’s bad, it’s that I don’t want to be $5000 in debt

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  • FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In the civilized Europe ambulance rides are free or cost next to nothing.

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    • uienia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In many countries they do in fact cost nothing at all.

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    • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s fantastic! That also does not apply to my situation!

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• affenlehrer@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  BTW that’s not normal in Europe. I mean some people are pretty aggressive towards emergency responders but that’s usually not due to the price.

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  • sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Okay, i’m curious. why is it?

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    • affenlehrer@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Alcohol seems to be a big part of it:

      sicherer-rettungsdienst.de/…/studie-gewalt-gegen-…

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Meth

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    • lonefighter@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Drugs, alcohol, hypoglycemia, being postictal from a seizure, mental health emergencies, etc.

      All these things can make someone confused and/or violent, although to be clear MOST people in these categories aren’t violent. If you’re confused and all of a sudden there’s strange people around you, fight or flight is going to kick in.

      And some people are just assholes.

      I work in EMS. I’ve been slapped, kicked, hit, groped, punched, pushed, and had people try to bite me. We have to be on our toes constantly, because you have no idea who is going to decide that today is their day to get violent. I’ve had a sweet little demented grandma who was just chilling suddenly make a fist and go “I just really want to punch you”.

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    • Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ever spent a night in a hospital involuntarily?

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    • orochi02@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Low Blood sugar is a factor too

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• dumbass@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nothing like a good ol’ heal and dash.

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• oatscoop@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  EMS can not force you to go to the hospital anywhere in the USA unless you’ve been arrested, are suicidal, a danger to others, or aren’t oriented to “person, place, time, and event”.

  If you’re none of the above you can tell whoever is saying “you have to go” to fuck off.

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  • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My wife has epilepsy. She has a medical alert bracelet for it. If she has a seizure in public, she doesn’t need an ambulance ride unless she hurts herself or is actively seizing for more than 5 minutes. But that won’t stop some well-intentioned bystander from saddling her with a $5000 ambulance bill while she’s unconscious. Because a seizure leaves you confused and disoriented for ~45-60 minutes afterwards.

    So even if her seizure only lasts 2-3 minutes, she’ll be out of it for a while afterwards. And EMTs can 100% use her disorientation to justify throwing her in the back of the truck, even though she doesn’t need it and the hospital won’t do anything for her. But that won’t stop them from billing for the ambulance ride anyways.

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    • oatscoop@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’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.

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• Venat0r@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That was a bit of a garden path sentence for me, was expecting it to say something like: “when healthcare is so good patients start to run after ambulances because they want to be inside them once more”

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• Stache_@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think you mean “Instead” of being inside an ambulance.

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  • Paddzr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Schooling isn’t exactly their strong point either…

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