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Originally Posted by smashface
Maybe someone from Canada/France/UK can chime in later. Id like to hear if the situation is different there for emergency care.
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Sure it's different and people get immediate treatment when there is an actual emergency. Again - depending on circumstances and major incidents when there can be a total overload caused by eg aircraft crashes, bombing etc - but these are rare and it is normal to get immediate assistance from the nearest emergency unit and free of all charges.
If an emergency started eg at home - emergency ambulance services will organise shipment to the nearest facility - again, without any charges.
The relevant criteria is time and ensuring patients are delivered to treatment center's asap - it is not a financial consideration or *any* other factor than immediate treatment for the patient.