Thus spake "Cathy Kearns" :
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>"greatviz" wrote in message
>news:DOPbf.245750$p_1.225730@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
>> Unfortunately, on a transatlantic cruise you could be days away from
>> pediatric emergency care. No medivacs/helicopters fly in that kind of
>> range. On a coastal trip, there could still be a delay in appropriate
>> treatment - but it won't be 3, 4, or 5 days delay.
>>
>> Pediatric emergencies in a child under the age of one are often outright
>> -emergencies-
>> Things can get very ugly very quickly. Although the chance of such an
>> emergency is very small, the risks associated with it are extremely
>> high. The cruise line has decided to limit some of that risk by
>> creating rules that put limits on the ages of their child cruisers.
>>
>> There is a doctor and a few nurses on the ship, but unless the doc is a
>> pediatrician experienced in all pediatric specialties, don't expect the
>> level of care your child could receive at a land based facility.
>> He can't perform every test. He doesn't have every drug available. He
>> may be reliant on a phone call or internet services to make emergency
>> consultations with a specialist. It takes very precious time relaying
>> information back and forth and it doesn't take the place of actually
>> examining the child her/himself. Experienced hands and a well equipped
>> facility -can- make a difference in the final outcome in any medical
>> emergency.
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>This would obviously be true for the elderly too. There are no geriatric or
>heart specialists on the cruise either, yet I've never heard any
>restrictions on elderly, or for that matter less than healthy cruisers. Why
>is that?
>
Adults are capable of making decisions regarding their health.
Children are not. So someone has to make them. In this case, it's
simply a matter of CYA.
I doubt there's any flex in the rule. Why have one if you'll be
bending it. Once turns to twice turns to half a dozen etc.
--
dillon
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