• three@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    When I’m having a medical emergency at home, my first step is always to get into my car and drive at least 5 miles away.

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        3 months ago

        Pretty sure the advice here is to just go anonymously suicide by cop. When you do that in GTA you wake up fully healed outside the hospital. Must work IRL too

  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I had to think about this for an embarrassingly long time before I realise this was America and they don’t have the NHS. In the UK you should absolutely provide your identity to the hospital, so it can go on your medical record.

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    3 months ago

    In case people are missing the joke the reason is so that they can’t find you to bill you.

    This doesn’t actually work quite like this, but it’s a funny joke none the less.

    Especially if you’ve been to that hospital before. And if you have any medical records anywhere.

    • Pyr@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      If you have medical records, do they keep a DNA record of you?

      If you don’t keep a record of yourself and don’t have any ID on yourself when you call, if you don’t give a name can they match your DNA or something?

      • lilith267@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 months ago

        Theoretically this is possible to do if you’ve avoided any documentation your entire life, or more likely, the hospital staff just dont care enough and forget to find out who you really are before letting you leave.

        But realistically the hospital is going to have the cops come in and do a background check on you before even letting you get further care after lifesaving measures. And if you dont give up your information then your most likely getting ICE called on your ass…