Candi Murray
On another almost related subject. Our local ambulance and life flight
organizations have a program that if you join for an annual rate of
$50/$100. They will then accept your insurance payment for transport and not
attempt to collect on the balance. Just one trip in an ambulance, or heaven
forbid life flight makes this a dynamite deal.
Candi
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Jess Mace
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:36 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org; gmitt98@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cat 3 Crash
Just food for thought..
We as a team have compiled an emergency contact list that each of us carries
in their car in case one of us is injured...Rob Anderson was instrument in
pursing such a team policy after he unfortunately broke a collarbone two
years back at Bananna Belt. It helps get the ball rolling in terms of
hospital contacts, family contacts, etc. with the expectation, as a team,
these things will get worked out and taken care of while our member is being
attended to medically.
Instead of arguing and debating national health care policies on a racing
forum, why not be a BIT more proactive in establishing these contact lists
within your teams. As Galen stated, we all sign release waiver which have
contact information on them...its up to you whether or not you want to write
in 9-1-1 or not (as I know a lot of folks do) but there may be repurcussions
for such an answer....such as being stuck at
the hospital after a short stay. As for the unattached
riders...well...good luck to ya (totally joking).
Some health care systems do provide free transportation services from the
hospital (United Kingdom). Ours, currently, does not...but I'm 100%
positive Hospital Services does have contacts for transporation if requested
by the patient. Instead of bickering relentlessly about it for no apparent
reason for days on-end, be proactive and cover your own bases as much as
possible before you even toe the line at a race...
If a promoter wants to provide the service, wonderful. Should you expect
your ER doc. to leave his job during his/her shift to give you a ride back
to your car at a race venue miles away? Hardly.
Jess C. Mace, MPH
Clinical Outcomes Research Coordinator
for Timothy Smith, MD, MPH
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
503.494.5886
>>> "Galen Mittermann" 5/27/2008 2:21 PM >>>
Without debating national health care policy here, does OBRA have a policy
on when to call the emergency contact listed on the waiver forms? I have
always been lucky enough to crash directly in front of my girlfriend, and
thus have had the 'friends and family' immediately present to haul my sorry
butt to and from medical care. If, however, I crashed and was hospitalized
at an OBRA event and was alone, I would hope that someone would give that
number on the form a ring and let them know that I was being shipped off.
Since current hospital policy is not to provide for transport once
discharged, can we as a community do a small part to see that the ball at
least has a chance to get rolling on taking care of our members after they
are released? I think that making sure that the emergency number gets called
and the contact informed is both sufficient and a minimum of community
responsibility, and it certainly is not unreasonable.
GM
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