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[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

American here.

I was tapping my palm on the bottom of a 1 liter glass bottle of pomogranate juice to loosen the lid and it popped in my hands.

So in the rhythm of the motion I stab myself fully on my wrist with the broken bottle.

My SO calls the ambulance while I rush to the sink to see if I nicked anything. No squirting blood but I got a nice deep gash.

Medics arrive in good time and I head out. They give me the once over and wrap it up. Tell me to get stitches that day. Not life threatening.

My very next question? So how much do I pay you guys?

They thankfully explained that you only get charged if they give a you a ride to the hospital. So I took a taxi to the ER to get my stitches to save myself the $1k+ fee.

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You refused the ambulance. Now insurance can deny the claim as elective surgery.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Nope. Refuse the ambulance and they leave. They never even got my name let alone insurance.

[–] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also American, I had something similar happen with an Ambulance. I did not get transported, but they still charged $2700. So, it might depend on where you live, or which ambulance company responded to the call.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's some bullshit. Maybe it was my thing was a quick 5 minutes? Who knows...

Could vary based on state or company. Not naming my locale tho... Just USA.