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To: livius
I have no doubt about that. However, once it was made clear who the patient/victim was and this was probably immediate in this case, the level of care/treatment and efforts made will obviously go far above and beyond what Joe Blow gets when he hits the floor...

Those who would deny this, are not living in reality.

For example, just look at the level of health care for Senators, Congress, the super wealthy etc..As opposed to what Uncle Joe gets in Oklahoma..It's not even comparable...

13 posted on 06/20/2013 12:37:31 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

I guess Uncle Joe needs to grow some bootstraps and elevate himself to a higher position in society, then.

All the EMTs and ER personnel I know would be offended by your comments. They work just as hard to save people regardless of who the person is.


14 posted on 06/20/2013 12:41:14 PM PDT by arbitrary.squid
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To: dragnet2

I have worked as a provider of emergency and acute care medicine for over 30 years. Most of the cardiac and trauma resuscitations I was involved with lasted 40 minutes or longer. The younger the victim, the longer the resuscitation effort. I personally knew just one of the victims and I pronounced him dead after 45 minutes of intensity - the rest of them were just Joe and Jane Blows

First responders really don’t care who you are or what you do. We aren’t trained that way and when the merde hits the ventilatteur, training takes command.

If you don’t believe that then you are hopelessly cynical.


19 posted on 06/20/2013 12:51:10 PM PDT by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED)
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To: dragnet2

No, I can tell you that even the bum on the street gets the same revival efforts.

We’re not talking about on-going health care. I agree, that’s different... our legislators have their own special plan, and of course, the King of Kings, the new, remodeled, divine executive, is probably going to be frozen for future regeneration.

But with emergency care, Gandolfini got what anybody with a chance of life would have gotten. I doubt that they even knew who he was.


23 posted on 06/20/2013 12:55:44 PM PDT by livius
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To: dragnet2

When my stepdad died from his heart attack in 1984, the emergency responders worked for more than a half-hour on him at the house and continued to do so while transporting him to the hospital. He didn’t make it, but those paramedics worked their asses off trying to save him.

I don’t buy the idea celebrities get better treatment just because of who they are.


35 posted on 06/20/2013 1:24:59 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: dragnet2

Sorry but you’re just spouting vile class warfare leftist lies. You should feel shame spouting such filth.


49 posted on 06/20/2013 2:08:01 PM PDT by discostu (Go do the voodoo that you do so well.)
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