Healthcare and riding

Tsunami · 03-01-2011, 12:56 AM

So rumor has it that the only Level 1 trauma center may be closing here in Las Vegas. Our Level 1 trauma center is provided by our county hospital. If that happens, I am guessing people will have to be life flighted to California or Pheonix. Somehow I doubt that would happen but you never know.

Healthcare here is pretty bad here in Vegas and being a nursing student and doing rotations in different hospitals, I know I don't want to ever be sick here requiring hospitalization, let alone having life threatening injuries.

If this was happening in your hometown would you think 2x about riding? If our trauma center closes down, I think I am pretty much moving out of here!

derf · 03-01-2011, 01:23 AM

Not at all, I find myself all over, and never really know what kind of medical care is available where I am.

Particle Man · 03-01-2011, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by derf

Not at all, I find myself all over, and never really know what kind of medical care is available where I am.

Pretty accurate for me as well. I travel a lot, too.... Shit happens everywhere (and not just on a motorcycle). Spending time worrying about that is counterproductive.

Apoc · 03-01-2011, 09:16 AM

Naww... Its not something I even think about. There could be no hospitals for 1000 miles, and I still wouldnt quit riding.

azoomm · 03-01-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

Naww... Its not something I even think about. There could be no hospitals for 1000 miles, and I still wouldnt quit riding.

This.

Though, I would think about LIVING in a place that has bad (or no) medical support.

G-Rex · 03-01-2011, 09:32 AM

If I were worried about your scenario Gina, I would curl up in a ball and sit on the steps of the emergency room.

Accidents can happen in every aspect of our life, not just while we are on motorcycles. I've had some "oh shit" moments thanks to wildlife where I had a) no cell service, and b) was several hundred miles removed from anything that really resembled a decent sized town or civilization. If something had happened, I would have been on my own.

I carry a first-aid kit, and am prepared to use the items in it. If something is required beyond what I have in that kit, then I have bigger problems.

You can either worry about living life, or live life. I choose to live life.

Lamnidae · 03-01-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Rex

You can either worry about living life, or live life. I choose to live life.

You da man.

Tsunami · 03-01-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

This.

Though, I would think about LIVING in a place that has bad (or no) medical support.

Vegas has been either 49 or 50th in medical care for the past several years!

Ninjakel · 03-01-2011, 11:15 AM

I agree with Tracy.

CasterTroy · 03-01-2011, 02:12 PM

Since getting back into dirt riding I've found several "parks" that are several thousand of acres.

One has 9 trails.....trail #1 is 24 MILES long and covers the outskirts of the park which is in the mountains of NC. This one in particular is in North Wilkesboro. NW has a decent hospital, but they send trauma to Baptist 70 miles away in Winston Salem. And I'm 20+ miles away from NW. And the trails they have there actually ride along the edge of cliffs that are 300-400 feet to the bottom.

The fact that at one point or another I can be 10 miles (as the crow flies) from the park office in deep brush with hundreds of feet of elevation change doesn't bother me.

I know that if I'm hurt bad enough I'd have to wait for a helicopter to land at the park and for them to take a RTV up the whole trail to get to me before I even started receiving any aid whatsoever.

Now granted…if my MOTHER knew this, I’d never hear the end of it

but as for me..I don’t worry. I do like Trace said and I live!

03-01-2011, 01:23 AM	#2
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	Not at all, I find myself all over, and never really know what kind of medical care is available where I am. __________________

03-01-2011, 09:16 AM	#4
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	Naww... Its not something I even think about. There could be no hospitals for 1000 miles, and I still wouldnt quit riding. __________________ Android OS causes gay. Dont let your child use Android (unless she's a hot female). And dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, either.

03-01-2011, 09:32 AM	#6
G-Rex Where to next? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: OK to the C Moto: TL1000R, Hayabusa, R1150RT Posts: 1,333	If I were worried about your scenario Gina, I would curl up in a ball and sit on the steps of the emergency room. Accidents can happen in every aspect of our life, not just while we are on motorcycles. I've had some "oh shit" moments thanks to wildlife where I had a) no cell service, and b) was several hundred miles removed from anything that really resembled a decent sized town or civilization. If something had happened, I would have been on my own. I carry a first-aid kit, and am prepared to use the items in it. If something is required beyond what I have in that kit, then I have bigger problems. You can either worry about living life, or live life. I choose to live life. __________________

03-01-2011, 11:15 AM	#9
Ninjakel Post whorette Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida Moto: 2006 GSXR 600- Posts: 3,992	I agree with Tracy. __________________ I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. --Ron Burgundy-- Anchorman

03-01-2011, 02:12 PM	#10
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	Since getting back into dirt riding I've found several "parks" that are several thousand of acres. One has 9 trails.....trail #1 is 24 MILES long and covers the outskirts of the park which is in the mountains of NC. This one in particular is in North Wilkesboro. NW has a decent hospital, but they send trauma to Baptist 70 miles away in Winston Salem. And I'm 20+ miles away from NW. And the trails they have there actually ride along the edge of cliffs that are 300-400 feet to the bottom. The fact that at one point or another I can be 10 miles (as the crow flies) from the park office in deep brush with hundreds of feet of elevation change doesn't bother me. I know that if I'm hurt bad enough I'd have to wait for a helicopter to land at the park and for them to take a RTV up the whole trail to get to me before I even started receiving any aid whatsoever. Now granted…if my MOTHER knew this, I’d never hear the end of it but as for me..I don’t worry. I do like Trace said and I live! __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

03-01-2011, 12:56 AM	#1
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	Healthcare and riding So rumor has it that the only Level 1 trauma center may be closing here in Las Vegas. Our Level 1 trauma center is provided by our county hospital. If that happens, I am guessing people will have to be life flighted to California or Pheonix. Somehow I doubt that would happen but you never know. Healthcare here is pretty bad here in Vegas and being a nursing student and doing rotations in different hospitals, I know I don't want to ever be sick here requiring hospitalization, let alone having life threatening injuries. If this was happening in your hometown would you think 2x about riding? If our trauma center closes down, I think I am pretty much moving out of here!