Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Ummmm....exactly who should pay the bill? The hospital? From the sound of the story, the hospital is probably going to eat the bill anyway...but that doesn’t make it their obligation to do so.
People expect ER’s and hospitals to ‘be there’ when needed, then publish crap like this when the dare to ‘send a bill’.
Not directing this at you, just commenting about the title of the article.
Rule 1) Never sign anything.
Rule 2) Never allow them to take your clothes.
These medical tests are bullshit. I was a lifeguard and though I never had to save anyone in danger, I did pull a few out to prevent something from happening.
Blood test? for what - chlorine? Yep, it’s in the water, stupids.
EKG - why? The kid’s heart is find. He rescued someone without having a heart attack.
Ridiculous. The ambulance crew could check his pulse and breathing, and then thank him for his efforts.
WTF?
Hall was taken just for precautionary measures,” Benn said. Hall had swallowed some water in the incident. The hospital later released them, but not before Hall had undergone a battery of tests, including chest X-rays, an electrocardiogram and blood work.
The hospital was covering its behind with such a huge battery of tests. In the good ole days, he would never have been transported to the hospital in an ambulance and certainly not given all those tests. Somebody pool-side would've said "You're wet, but you'll be fine" and that would have been the end of it. This is the handiwork of too many lawyers and the pussification of the US.
I was billed close to this by a Wi Hospital for my kid getting 7 stitches.
They were most persistent.
BTW my insurance conveniently dropped him at 19.
Quite a racket. 7 stitches?
Good thing he didn't have a nose bleed. They could have used every piece of equipment they owned for that.
Heck...In today’s society, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the hero get sued by the “almost” drownee as well...
$2000 for a quick ER check-up means 10 illegal immigrants can get free medical!!!
Screw this hospital... this is complete bullcrap... They basically kidnap the boy and force him to undergo their “evaluation” ... Why? Because the hospital staff figured him AN EASY MARK, to soak his insurance company for the cost. This exemplifies the reason to have walked away and let the dummy in the pool drown... I would have said too bad for him, and walked away. Maybe he should learn to swim before entering a pool.
well if he was an illegal he would get helath care for free.....
The bill is not rightfully owed by Trevor, but by the boy he saved.