return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 17 days agoGruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuationvt.coexternal-linkmessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1400cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1400external-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 · 17 days agomessage-square104linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23·17 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-up3·17 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.