Calling an ambulance in the USA has risen in price: how much emergency medical services can now cost

According to a report by FAIR Health, the cost of traveling by ambulance has skyrocketed over the past five years, according to AXIOS. Patients generally do not have the ability to choose their EMS provider and often find themselves on the hook due to hundreds, if not thousands…

In Russia, a 90-year-old grandmother performed the operation herself without waiting for the doctors

In Russia, a pensioner herself performed an operation without waiting for doctors, according to the BBC. In Vyborg, Leningrad Region, an elderly woman with cancer was unable to receive the necessary medical care due to the coronavirus and underwent surgery herself, an ambulance worker said. Authorities…

Wisconsin dies after waiting 2 hours for help at hospital reception

25-year-old kindergarten teacher Tashonna Ward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on January 2 without waiting for a doctor in the emergency department at the hospital. Writes about this USA Today. The Ward family states that the girl came to the hospital with chest pain ...

The girl had an accident and brought her almost severed limb to the hospital

A British tourist was involved in an accident in Mexico and brought her nearly severed arm to an emergency room. Writes about this DailyMail. Chelsea Vella, 26, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, said she was with a friend on a field trip near Puerto Vallarta on September 18. Buggy ...

The pilot of a medical helicopter fell asleep during a flight with a patient on board

A medical helicopter pilot in Boston, Massachusetts is under investigation for allegedly falling asleep while flying with a patient on board. The Federal Aviation Administration is verifying whether the Boston MedFlight helicopter pilot actually fell asleep while transporting a patient from Martha ...

Virginia family received $ 40 000 bill for ambulance services for a child

While American lawmakers are trying to rid the country of unaffordable medical bills, people continue to struggle with huge bills on their own. This also applies to the cost of emergency care, especially air ambulance, which can cost the patient and his family…

In New York, the sound of police and ambulance sirens may change

The long, high-pitched howl of a police or ambulance siren that has long been part of the soundtrack of any New Yorker for generations can be replaced by a less uncomfortable sound. Local lawmakers have proposed to transfer the city's law enforcement officers and doctors to the sirens that are used in London and ...

Emergency departments in the USA are overwhelmed with mentally ill patients

According to a recent report from the American Medical Association, about half of emergency room (ER) patients have mental health problems. The demand for mental health services in the emergency department is increasing so much that people with mental health problems spend more time in the ER than they should. Problem in…

Insurers in the US are increasingly refusing to pay for emergency medical care.

On August 1, 2017, Brittany Cloyd of Frankfort, Kentucky, said she was in pain “worse than childbirth.” Her mother, who was in nursing school, took her to a nearby emergency room (ER). Brittany thought...

Save at any cost: how to call an ambulance in the USA can cost tens of thousands of dollars

In September 2017, Sonna Anderson rode a horse in North Dakota. At some point, the animal got scared, twitched and stumbled, dropping its owner. Sonna fell, suffering a head injury and breaking three ribs. She was transported to the hospital by ambulance helicopter. ...

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