Highbridge Injury

Id_rather_be_skiing

Id_rather_be_skiing

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While hope this kid is OK and that he was wearing a helmet, I really hope this doesn't make the town rethink anything.
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Fallen teen cyclist in High Bridge woods flown to Morristown hospital

HIGH BRIDGE – A teen cyclist was flown by medevac to a nearby hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 15, after being injured in a fall in the High Bridge wooded trails.
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Id_rather_be_skiing said:
While hope this kid is OK and that he was wearing a helmet, I really hope this doesn't make the town rethink anything.
www.newjerseyhills.com

Fallen teen cyclist in High Bridge woods flown to Morristown hospital

HIGH BRIDGE – A teen cyclist was flown by medevac to a nearby hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 15, after being injured in a fall in the High Bridge wooded trails.
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Ugh.. Paywall...

NJ.com freebie
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Teen flown to hospital after fall on N.J. bike trail

The 15-year-old was injured on the High Bridge Flow Trails on Tuesday.
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jShort said:
This can’t be unexpected. The town must have been prepared for something like this to occur.
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The town of Clinton is prepared.

Last year I did a rescue in Nassau Trails. Clinton police responded. The cyclist was carried out in a litter to a driveway, then taken by ambulance the size of a Winnebago to Foran Fields, then transferred to helicopter.

The patient was conscious and responsive but somehow left out of the discussion as to how to get to the E.R.
With the Winnebago-ambulance in the Foran Fields lot, and the helicopter on Foran Fields, there was a discussion about who would carry the patient. Except the patient was not consulted.
Here's the news you can use: not every medical insurance policy covers helicopter rides. Some rescue squads charge for rescue, others don't. The helicopter ride can cost $10,000. You don't get to shop for rescue squads.
I checked my policy, and at open enrollment picked a plan that has a $250 deductible for air or ground ambulance.
That surprise $9,750 difference will buy a nice bike.

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Fire Lord Jim said:
The town of Clinton is prepared.

Last year I did a rescue in Nassau Trails. Clinton police responded. The cyclist was carrier out in a litter to a driveway, then taken by ambulance the size of a Winnebago to Foran Fields, then transferred to helicopter.

The patient was conscious and responsive but somehow left out of the discussion as to how to get to the E.R.
With the Winnebago-ambulance in the Foran Fields lot, and the helicopter on Foran Fields, there was a discussion about who would carry the patient. Except the patient was not consulted.
Here's the news you can use: not every medical insurance policy covers helicopter rides. Some rescue squads charge for rescue, others don't. The helicopter ride can cost $10,000. You don't get to shop for rescue squads.
I checked my policy, and at open enrollment picked a plan that has a $250 deductible for air or ground ambulance.
That surprise $9,750 difference will buy a nice bike.

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I remember that. I had 3 or 4 people text me to make sure it wasn’t me getting rescued. They saw the alert on some facebook page.
 
At one point in time there was a protocol on who gets a copter ride (you had to be pretty f'ed up). Apparently today they'll put you on a copter for hangnail.
 
Fire Lord Jim said:
Here's the news you can use: not every medical insurance policy covers helicopter rides. Some rescue squads charge for rescue, others don't. The helicopter ride can cost $10,000. You don't get to shop for rescue squads.
I checked my policy, and at open enrollment picked a plan that has a $250 deductible for air or ground ambulance.
That surprise $9,750 difference will buy a nice bike.
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why does everyone sue after an accident???? I dont understand 🙂
KF2M said:
At one point in time there was a protocol on who gets a copter ride (you had to be pretty f'ed up). Apparently today they'll put you on a copter for hangnail.
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so I did ask my wife as she has been meeting helicopters on the roof of morristown for almost 20 years now....As she told me...."I have never personally seen someone come off that helicopter who wasnt VERY seriously injured" Of course morristown is a level 1 trauma center, so they get the bad stuff
 
Fire Lord Jim said:
The town of Clinton is prepared.

Last year I did a rescue in Nassau Trails. Clinton police responded. The cyclist was carrier out in a litter to a driveway, then taken by ambulance the size of a Winnebago to Foran Fields, then transferred to helicopter.

The patient was conscious and responsive but somehow left out of the discussion as to how to get to the E.R.
With the Winnebago-ambulance in the Foran Fields lot, and the helicopter on Foran Fields, there was a discussion about who would carry the patient. Except the patient was not consulted.
Here's the news you can use: not every medical insurance policy covers helicopter rides. Some rescue squads charge for rescue, others don't. The helicopter ride can cost $10,000. You don't get to shop for rescue squads.
I checked my policy, and at open enrollment picked a plan that has a $250 deductible for air or ground ambulance.
That surprise $9,750 difference will buy a nice bike.

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When they dragged my half-conscious ass out of the woods a few years ago in VT, I only had to pay $150 for the ambulance ride, which was a bargain. The rescue was very professional, but free. The rescue squad up here lives for this stuff, and mine was on the tame end of the spectrum compared to what they usually have to deal with. At the time, I also was in no condition to be negotiated, but my wife was there to speak on my behalf. I'm finding that more incidents happen on the flow trails vs. the non-groomed trails because the speeds, and therefore consequences, are much higher. The non-technical nature of the trail creates a false sense of security, especially for newer riders. I busted my ass on a relatively tame, but fast, flow trail.

UtahJoe said:
why does everyone sue after an accident???? I dont understand 🙂

so I did ask my wife as she has been meeting helicopters on the roof of morristown for almost 20 years now....As she told me...."I have never personally seen someone come off that helicopter who wasnt VERY seriously injured" Of course morristown is a level 1 trauma center, so they get the bad stuff
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Sue? You'd think people would be grateful that they were rescued vs. being left to become bear food in the woods.
 
Fire Lord Jim said:
The town of Clinton is prepared.

Last year I did a rescue in Nassau Trails. Clinton police responded. The cyclist was carrier out in a litter to a driveway, then taken by ambulance the size of a Winnebago to Foran Fields, then transferred to helicopter.

The patient was conscious and responsive but somehow left out of the discussion as to how to get to the E.R.
With the Winnebago-ambulance in the Foran Fields lot, and the helicopter on Foran Fields, there was a discussion about who would carry the patient. Except the patient was not consulted.
Here's the news you can use: not every medical insurance policy covers helicopter rides. Some rescue squads charge for rescue, others don't. The helicopter ride can cost $10,000. You don't get to shop for rescue squads.
I checked my policy, and at open enrollment picked a plan that has a $250 deductible for air or ground ambulance.
That surprise $9,750 difference will buy a nice bike.

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Those of us 65 and over - Medicare pays 80% of a necessary helicopter ride to hospital. A good medigap plan (like ours) will pay the other 20%. People who choose a Medicare advantage plan (not recommended) - depends on the particular plan.
 
Captain Brainstorm said:
When they dragged my half-conscious ass out of the woods a few years ago in VT, I only had to pay $150 for the ambulance ride, which was a bargain. The rescue was very professional, but free. The rescue squad up here lives for this stuff, and mine was on the tame end of the spectrum compared to what they usually have to deal with. At the time, I also was in no condition to be negotiated, but my wife was there to speak on my behalf. I'm finding that more incidents happen on the flow trails vs. the non-groomed trails because the speeds, and therefore consequences, are much higher. The non-technical nature of the trail creates a false sense of security, especially for newer riders. I busted my ass on a relatively tame, but fast, flow trail.



Sue? You'd think people would be grateful that they were rescued vs. being left to become bear food in the woods.
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everyone is happy to get rescued, I cant believe anyone is happy to receive a $10,000 helicopter bill.
 
sundaydoug said:
Wonder how much of that $10K covers the actual operating expenses of the aircraft (fuel, insurance, compensation for operator, etc) and how much, if any, is profit.
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I doubt there is any profit when looking at the portfolio of services and that the fixed costs are crazy.
 
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