So I got myself LifeFlighted to the hospital...

Gangus2006 · 05-22-2005, 08:46 AM

Friday, One of my friends was over. We went and picked up a pizza. For some reason, we went outside, and I climbed on the back of his F150. I fell off, apparently planting my face into the ground first, and layed there as he paniced to call 911. I lost conciousness.

Apparently the ambulance only had me for a few minutes, since the helicopter couldnt get into my neighborhood safely. It did seem like forever. The neckbrace they put on me was cutting into my chest, and I was bitching as much as I could. I continued to slip in and out of conciousness on the Ambulance, and Helicopter.

After 40 or so x-rays, some cat scans, and some MRIs, we found out nothing was broken. The doctors said, due to the way I hit the ground, I shouldve broken my neck, and at least a cheek bone. W.e. Im not complaining. My face is one huge scab.

I was released at 2PM yesterday. I cant work for a week. I probably gunna stay home from school for a few days. WooWoo?

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stevrock · 05-22-2005, 09:16 AM

I guess you should be happy it's not worse then it is.

Rivalred · 05-22-2005, 09:25 AM

SO Tundra Solutions only did a temp ban on ya eh? Congrats on not huritng yourself. Just rest up and take it easy for awhile...

CynicX · 05-22-2005, 09:30 AM

kids will do ANYTHING to stay home from school these days!!

haha j/k I glad your ok....how far did you fall?

keep us updated....

96LtdYota · 05-22-2005, 09:32 AM

similar thing happened to my friend right in front of all our eyes during spring break at my parents coast house... he fell off the second story balcony and landed face first on the tile floors... 15 feet of freefall... He was life flighted to Corpus Christi and it turned out he broke both cheek bones, shattered jaw, nose, wrist and collarbone... he was floating in and out of consiousness... the lifeflight heli landed on my front yard... we honestly thought he was dead... what an experience...

Gangus2006 · 05-22-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CynicX

kids will do ANYTHING to stay home from school these days!!

haha j/k I glad your ok....how far did you fall?

keep us updated....

It was off of the bed of a 94 2WD F150 Reg Cab Long Bed witht he tailgate down.

Im kinda excited to see how mych the total bill is going to be. Im guessin somewhere around $75k

CynicX · 05-22-2005, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gangus2006

It was off of the bed of a 94 2WD F150 Reg Cab Long Bed witht he tailgate down.

Im kinda excited to see how mych the total bill is going to be. Im guessin somewhere around $75k

yeah thats a lot of money for them to tell you, you are ok.

of course 75k would be a small price to pay if they saved your life.

how is that gonna work anyway? will insurance pay for it or what?

Gangus2006 · 05-22-2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CynicX

yeah thats a lot of money for them to tell you, you are ok.

of course 75k would be a small price to pay if they saved your life.

how is that gonna work anyway? will insurance pay for it or what?

Im hoping that the medical insurance will pay for it. If not, Im hoping my friends insurance company for the truck will pay for it. I kinda dont want to be stuck with that bill...

96LtdYota · 05-22-2005, 10:40 AM

my friends lifeflight was $55k... expensive but oh so worth it...

CynicX · 05-22-2005, 11:18 AM

my father told me in MD, the medivac is a free ride. I found that hard to believe, does this vary state to state? Or is he full of crap?

Gangus2006 · 05-22-2005, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicX

my father told me in MD, the medivac is a free ride. I found that hard to believe, does this vary state to state? Or is he full of crap?

I dont know...I remember a friend telling me his 16 mile flight was $48k. My flight was 25 miles..lets see what this is gonna come to...

4x4Lamm · 05-22-2005, 12:40 PM

LifeFlight in MD is the State Police, they use the same helicopter, same people on the air crews, some of the cops just happen to be paramedics. Everywhere else, they are private services, so I can see how in MD it would be free, you pay taxes for it in the first place after all. I have got to work on the the bird a few times, a lot of waiting, but some serious trauma when the call comes in!

Lamm

EDGE · 05-22-2005, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gangus2006

Im hoping that the medical insurance will pay for it. If not, Im hoping my friends insurance company for the truck will pay for it. I kinda dont want to be stuck with that bill...

if your friend car insurance pays out thats gonna be killer increased rates, was he driving or you climbed onto and fell off of it while it was parked

Gangus2006 · 05-22-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EDGE

if your friend car insurance pays out thats gonna be killer increased rates, was he driving or you climbed onto and fell off of it while it was parked

It was parked, and I climbed on it...

FilthyRich · 05-22-2005, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gangus2006

It was parked, and I climbed on it...

that's most lkely on you. He has nothing to do with it.

PirateFins · 05-22-2005, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4x4Lamm

LifeFlight in MD is the State Police, they use the same helicopter, same people on the air crews, some of the cops just happen to be paramedics. Everywhere else, they are private services, so I can see how in MD it would be free, you pay taxes for it in the first place after all. I have got to work on the the bird a few times, a lot of waiting, but some serious trauma when the call comes in!

Lamm

Well sort of... Medi-Vac consist of 2 pilots (troppers that are medic trained) and at least 1 flight trauma nurse (2 if it is bad). And it is not free, my sister had a 10K bill 8 years ago, and my wife says it is at least 15k now (she works in the ER of a trauma hospital). So no it is not free, basically you are paying for the cost of starting up the chopper (maintenance is expensive on those things). But at least you are getting to fly to the best trauma centers there is.

Glad to hear your ok Gangus.

4RUNR · 05-22-2005, 07:09 PM

I'm waiting for the day when health insurance will go the way of auto insurance, punishing unhealthy habits and plain stupidity. It's only a matter of time.

CynicX · 05-22-2005, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4x4Lamm

LifeFlight in MD is the State Police, they use the same helicopter, same people on the air crews, some of the cops just happen to be paramedics. Everywhere else, they are private services, so I can see how in MD it would be free, you pay taxes for it in the first place after all. I have got to work on the the bird a few times, a lot of waiting, but some serious trauma when the call comes in!

Lamm

i'll tell ya. I've seen the MD state police medivac a few times in real life. That is one impressive machine that is for sure!!

fiveofeen · 05-23-2005, 03:32 PM

wow, glad to hear your okay. I hope the bills get covered. But 75k to be able to walk is a good investment in all honesty....

Gangus2006 · 05-24-2005, 01:25 PM

Well, I shelled out $120 for a new pair of glasses today.....I couldnt afford another pair of Air Titaniums at $330. Not sure how Im gunna function a for a week without my glasses....

And the scabs on my face peeled off...and my face is starting to heal up really nicely...

Yota4runner · 05-24-2005, 01:53 PM

I really don't understand what happened here...but glad to hear you're okay just the same.

Jared Ajlouny · 05-24-2005, 01:58 PM

they were gunna air lift me to the hospital when i cut my spleen open in 2 spots from a mountain biking accident, they couldnt find a place to land it so i had to be strapped on a board and carried for about a mile on a really rocky single track, and than they put me in the back of a rangers truck and drove down the hill to an awaiting ambulance...fun stuff!

One More Time · 05-24-2005, 02:01 PM

This thread is pointless without pics?

Gangus2006 · 05-24-2005, 02:08 PM

I *THINK* my friend took a pic of me in the neckbrace laying on the board in the ER. Before they cleaned me up.

Pics now would be worthless.

Here is a release form. Ill scan bills as they come in.

ok, full story:

Alchemist came over.
We wento to go get pizza, and pick up my 2 year old sister.
Come back to my house.
I ate a piece of pizza. Finished it, randomly decided to go outside.
I got on my sister's bike, and randomly rode around.
I randomly put the bike on the back of Alchemist's truck.
Alchemist, not thinking I was gunna really ride off, strted walking inside.
*THUD*
Alchemist turns around, and Im unconcious on the ground, in a pool of blood. (Not sure where hte blood came from, none of the cuts were that big...adn the rest were just scrapes)
Ambu comes, takes me for a 5 minute ride to a nearby church, where Im picked up by the Heli...

kyle_22r · 05-24-2005, 09:53 PM

i seriously can't fathom how air lifting somebody is worth more than i make in 4 years...

05-22-2005, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rivalred Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,390	SO Tundra Solutions only did a temp ban on ya eh? Congrats on not huritng yourself. Just rest up and take it easy for awhile... __________________ Traded in: 2005 Tacoma DC PreRunner SJ Package Silver Streak Mica Traded in: 2007 Camry LE Silver

05-22-2005, 09:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
CynicX Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,371	kids will do ANYTHING to stay home from school these days!! haha j/k I glad your ok....how far did you fall? keep us updated.... __________________ 06 Subaru WRX

05-22-2005, 09:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
96LtdYota Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, Al... ROLL TIDE!!! Posts: 1,555	similar thing happened to my friend right in front of all our eyes during spring break at my parents coast house... he fell off the second story balcony and landed face first on the tile floors... 15 feet of freefall... He was life flighted to Corpus Christi and it turned out he broke both cheek bones, shattered jaw, nose, wrist and collarbone... he was floating in and out of consiousness... the lifeflight heli landed on my front yard... we honestly thought he was dead... what an experience... __________________ Beaux Its injured...

05-22-2005, 10:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
96LtdYota Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, Al... ROLL TIDE!!! Posts: 1,555	my friends lifeflight was $55k... expensive but oh so worth it... __________________ Beaux Its injured...

05-22-2005, 11:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
CynicX Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,371	my father told me in MD, the medivac is a free ride. I found that hard to believe, does this vary state to state? Or is he full of crap? __________________ 06 Subaru WRX

05-22-2005, 12:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
4x4Lamm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,573	LifeFlight in MD is the State Police, they use the same helicopter, same people on the air crews, some of the cops just happen to be paramedics. Everywhere else, they are private services, so I can see how in MD it would be free, you pay taxes for it in the first place after all. I have got to work on the the bird a few times, a lot of waiting, but some serious trauma when the call comes in! Lamm __________________ -1992 4Runner SR5, Destroyed by fire. Lots of mods. I will miss it. -1995 4Runner SR5 Limited, Also known as the money pit. Becoming a trail rig now. -2004 Tacoma SR5 TRD, My new daily driver. I love this truck!

05-22-2005, 07:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
4RUNR Guest Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Pole Posts: 1,619	I'm waiting for the day when health insurance will go the way of auto insurance, punishing unhealthy habits and plain stupidity. It's only a matter of time.

05-23-2005, 03:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
fiveofeen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,015	wow, glad to hear your okay. I hope the bills get covered. But 75k to be able to walk is a good investment in all honesty.... __________________ Tim - www.TGTINT.com 1994 4Runner SR5 - 3.0 5spd - Eibach springs, CB, Hella 500's, M/T's, and a very nice tint job..

05-24-2005, 01:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
Gangus2006 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fitchburg, MA Posts: 1,110	Well, I shelled out $120 for a new pair of glasses today.....I couldnt afford another pair of Air Titaniums at $330. Not sure how Im gunna function a for a week without my glasses.... And the scabs on my face peeled off...and my face is starting to heal up really nicely...

05-24-2005, 01:53 PM	#21 (permalink)
Yota4runner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Peterborough Ontario Posts: 1,193	I really don't understand what happened here...but glad to hear you're okay just the same. __________________ [-Chris-] 1988 X-Tra Cab 4x4. V6. Stripped to the frame. 1998 Chevy Chyenne Extended Cab, pretty much stock, except for a few cosmetics.

05-24-2005, 01:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
Jared Ajlouny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 594	they were gunna air lift me to the hospital when i cut my spleen open in 2 spots from a mountain biking accident, they couldnt find a place to land it so i had to be strapped on a board and carried for about a mile on a really rocky single track, and than they put me in the back of a rangers truck and drove down the hill to an awaiting ambulance...fun stuff! __________________ 98 taco, 4x4, TRD, SR5, extended cab, v6. 3" on 32s (dd) 86 4runner 5spd SAS soon to be geared and locked! (CRAWLER) 2000 yamaha superjet setup for freestyle, cause thats just how i roll!

05-24-2005, 02:01 PM	#23 (permalink)
One More Time Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 1,080	This thread is pointless without pics?

05-24-2005, 02:08 PM	#24 (permalink)
Gangus2006 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fitchburg, MA Posts: 1,110	I THINK my friend took a pic of me in the neckbrace laying on the board in the ER. Before they cleaned me up. Pics now would be worthless. Here is a release form. Ill scan bills as they come in. ok, full story: Alchemist came over. We wento to go get pizza, and pick up my 2 year old sister. Come back to my house. I ate a piece of pizza. Finished it, randomly decided to go outside. I got on my sister's bike, and randomly rode around. I randomly put the bike on the back of Alchemist's truck. Alchemist, not thinking I was gunna really ride off, strted walking inside. THUD Alchemist turns around, and Im unconcious on the ground, in a pool of blood. (Not sure where hte blood came from, none of the cuts were that big...adn the rest were just scrapes) Ambu comes, takes me for a 5 minute ride to a nearby church, where Im picked up by the Heli...

05-24-2005, 09:53 PM	#25 (permalink)
kyle_22r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 3,992	i seriously can't fathom how air lifting somebody is worth more than i make in 4 years... __________________ 1998 tacoma, 3RZ-FE, 5 speed, 30x9.5R15 M/Ts past toys: 1984 4x2 1979 4x4 1991 4x4

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