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Colac, Victoria
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 Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:18
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Just a big encourager here guys ..
Some may know i had a bit of a fall a week or two back that resulted in a ambulance trip to the hospital .. @ k's down the road , non emergency run ..
I recieved the bill for this friday , for a trip that lasted no more than 3 minures - one way - Over $1000 is owed now ..
Now i wasnt a member fo the ambualnce sceme - which i know is stupid of me, but here in victoria its only like 50 dollars per person - and it covers you for all transport needed - without being slugged the bill that i recieved
SO - i stress to you guys and girls - if your not already in it - JOIN so it doesnt cost you as much as what im having to deal with..
Cheers
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:20
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Wait till you have to get choppered anywhere......the five figure bill makes you wish you had died!
Minimum trip fee in a road car is $850.
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:27
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Is this as in ambulance cover from private health insurance?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:32
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Nope, the ambulance subscriber scheme. Costs ~$50 here in Victoria.
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:49
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If your in Queensland you pay the Ambo fee in your power bill. So everyone is coverd anyway.
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:50
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Whoa... I never knew that costs like that were involved...
I was carted from a car acco in an ambulance... Glad that it wasn't my fault...
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 02:57
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my gf had to be taken to hospital a few weeks back, her bill just recently came and it was for $250. The total time of the trip was less then 3mins as she was in the same street as the hospital.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Sun, 18 April 2004 03:29
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| Cool1 wrote on Sun, 18 April 2004 12:49 |
If your in Queensland you pay the Ambo fee in your power bill. So everyone is coverd anyway.
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haha thats sweet
does it cover everyone in ya family
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Location:
Adelaide
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June 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 03:54
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if that case if an ambluance ever comes for me and im not dying im refusing to get in it.
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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May 2003
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 04:52
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Had a few rides in a ambo , thank bob I have private health insurance.
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 05:42
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| Jag7799 wrote on Sun, 18 April 2004 13:29 |
| Cool1 wrote on Sun, 18 April 2004 12:49 |
If your in Queensland you pay the Ambo fee in your power bill. So everyone is coverd anyway.
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haha thats sweet
does it cover everyone in ya family
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Yes.
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Location:
Melbourne
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August 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 08:24
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| Jag7799 wrote on Sun, 18 April 2004 13:29 |
| Cool1 wrote on Sun, 18 April 2004 12:49 |
If your in Queensland you pay the Ambo fee in your power bill. So everyone is coverd anyway.
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haha thats sweet
does it cover everyone in ya family
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I think he's saying that there's no process by which you can be charged for an ambulance trip because it's funded through a levy from your power service provider. It's not like you have to have power connected to be exempt or that you'll have to pay the ambulance fee if you're behind on your power bill...
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Sun, 18 April 2004 08:37
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Bassicly if you live in a house that has power connected you are covered. If you dont have power connected you are not covered.
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 08:39
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most health insurance packages also have ambo cover also ... tho mine doesn't give me any rebate for the Qld situation (where we all pay for ambo's via our power/gas bills) ;(
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cambo
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May 2002
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Sun, 18 April 2004 09:09
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yeah i got a mad head wound a while ago, i was falling in and out of concience and the ambo wanted to take me but i made someone call my mum to drive me cause i know that a 25 minute ambo trip to the nearest hospital woulda cost shit loads.
if you are unable to make such a judgment and you are carted off to the hospital, after they fix you up flat out refuse to give them your details, kick up a stink and walk out. i know someone whos done it 
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Sun, 18 April 2004 09:12
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and people wonder why ambos/doctors/nurses get so disgruntled.
you've got a serious head wound, they know the only safe thing to do is get you to hospitel, then get abused when they potentially save a life.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Sun, 18 April 2004 10:06
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i didnt abuse them, i said i want my mah! and it wasnt that serious, just looked bad cause of the blood. if 3 minutes cost $1K imagine what 25 would cost? no way can i afford that.
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Location:
Behind you
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May 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 11:00
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Imagine what it would cost after a serious accident in the middle of nowhere and having the helicopter pick you up. 
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Sun, 18 April 2004 12:05
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serious accidents/life threatening type emergencies don't cost you a cent. that is, if your injuries dictate that it is not safe for you to travel any other way then you get it for free.
i know cos i took my brother to a hospital with a killer headache, turned out it was an annuerism, and he had to be ambo'd about 40 minutes to a more suitable hospital.
a mate also had a car crash in outback type land and had serious head injuries, got ambulance for about 500km and didn't pay a cent.
tho that is SA, other states i guess would differ
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Location:
Brisvegas
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June 2003
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Mon, 19 April 2004 05:50
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you guys in vic are getting a raw deal...3 min amob trip for $1000
i was unfortunate enough to be in a similar situation...just before the new ambo levy came in i let my subscription lapse and low and behold i dislocated my knee & fucked my hamstring. This had happened to me before and i was able to slot it back in place but it wouldnt go this time...i couldnt move so an ambo had to come out. Took me on a trip from sunnybank hills to the PA hospital in annerly (about 20-25km)
i didnt realise my ambo cover had lapsed so when i got a bill for $700 i almost had a heart attack. I thought 700 was bad...eek!
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Mon, 19 April 2004 11:47
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| NickAE86 wrote on Mon, 19 April 2004 15:50 |
you guys in vic are getting a raw deal...3 min amob trip for $1000
i was unfortunate enough to be in a similar situation...just before the new ambo levy came in i let my subscription lapse and low and behold i dislocated my knee & fucked my hamstring. This had happened to me before and i was able to slot it back in place but it wouldnt go this time...i couldnt move so an ambo had to come out. Took me on a trip from sunnybank hills to the PA hospital in annerly (about 20-25km)
i didnt realise my ambo cover had lapsed so when i got a bill for $700 i almost had a heart attack. I thought 700 was bad...eek!
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700 is bad... not as.. but still gay
no wonder so many people die while in surgery.. waiting to wake up to an ambo bill like that
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Join the Ambulance Sceme
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Thu, 22 April 2004 09:04
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had my bill reassessed - its now a respectable 200 dollars
And yes - im now a member of the " scheme "
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