return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 days agoGruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuationvt.coexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuationvt.coreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square75linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoI know a lot of nurses and I’ve been an EMT for getting close to 20 years. The self assessment was “I can breathe. I can walk. I can not afford a $30,000 helicopter ride”
minus-squareWildmimic@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoYeah, i figured as much. Long term damage did not enter the calculation when faced with financial annihilation.
I know a lot of nurses and I’ve been an EMT for getting close to 20 years.
The self assessment was “I can breathe. I can walk. I can not afford a $30,000 helicopter ride”
Yeah, i figured as much. Long term damage did not enter the calculation when faced with financial annihilation.