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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 18:47:59 JST Aral Balkan

   Just got back from seeing an 83-year-old man off in an ambulance after he fell and hit his head when his dog lurched for ours by the seafront. He’s hopefully going to be all right; was conscious and talking and is going in for a brain scan now.

   Apart from being a little shaken up, it made me appreciate yet again that we live in a place where you can call an ambulance for someone without causing their financial ruin. (And where folks stop and help – thanks Audrey, Robert).

   #healthcare #ireland

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 22:18:56 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Robbie

     @robbiewt !!! wtf? wow.

   • Robbie (robbiewt@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 22:18:57 JST Robbie

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     @aral I had to pay $495 for a five minute ambulance ride in Washington D.C.. Apparently, my insurance provider did not like the private company that operated the ambulance. If only I could consult some kind of ambulance menu.