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2010-03-28 Britain

UK Ambulance Squads Get Bonuses Not to Transport Patients to EDs

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-03-28 04:44|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 The inevitable consequence (sooner or later) of big government micro-management of things better left to intelligent people to manage for themselves.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-03-28 08:37|| 2010-03-28 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 .. to treat all patients within four hours of arrival

Huh? This is the model of 'better medical' care of universal coverage? Nuff said. We're not talking a mass casualty situation here people.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-03-28 09:33|| 2010-03-28 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 One would hope the idea is that the EMTs evaluate the situation to see if it really is a medical emergency. When services are free or low-cost, people tend to go to that as a first choice, rather than only when necessary. Nonetheless, people are going to die when those EMTs who are venal allow less than $60 affect their decisions.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-03-28 09:55|| 2010-03-28 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Coming soon to a country near you~~(?)~~(.)

FTFY, Anguper.

Posted by gorb 2010-03-28 13:11|| 2010-03-28 13:11|| Front Page Top

#5 I had a mild stroke and drove myself to the Hospital (Wife has RP and is near blind) all is well, it was only a quarter mile or so.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-03-28 16:24|| 2010-03-28 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 You're a special case, Redneck Jim.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-03-28 20:25|| 2010-03-28 20:25|| Front Page Top

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