I had experience in both cozumel and on RCI's voyager. while the ambulance
and "hospital" in Cozumel were rudimentary at best, they knew what to do.
When I got back to the Voyager, I was amazed at what they onboard in terms
of medical facilities. The care was amazing. When I got back home and was
checked by my pulmonary doctor he said they all did the exact right things.
sheree
btw, I was never billed for the cozumel hospital, other than $20 I had to
give the ambulance and the cruise medical was covered by my insurance
"Nonnymus" wrote in message
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> Ike wrote:
>
> As with Kurt's reply, my belief about the competency of medical staff
> aboard a cruise ship is that they're quite capable. Remember, the cruise
> lines aren't there to provide surgery or long term medical care, but I'm
> sure that they check out the physicians and nurses they employ. The idea
> behind a ship's dispensary is that when the inevitable happens among the
> 3000-5000 people aboard the ship, that there is decent equipment and staff
> to stabilize the patient and provide life continuing care until they can
> be taken ashore. I'm sure that statistically the lines know that there
> will be X number of the various heart, brain, organ or accident-related
> injuries and have the proper equipment and trained personnel aboard to get
> the people to shore. It's also why the ships have a morgue. . . or an
> extra large salad cooler.
>
> IMHO, you're a LOT better off having chest pains aboard a cruise ship than
> on a tour, shore excursion or even in an airplane. Remember, that the
> ship's dispensary and personnel are literally just a couple minutes away.
> On a land tour or in the air, that same chest pain could result in just an
> O2 bottle (at best) until the plane lands or the tour bus reaches a
> hospital. . . somewhere. Even in a major city, the time lapse between a
> call and EMS response would probably be more than aboard a cruise ship. I
> also believe that the equipment would be superior aboard a ship to even
> what's carried aboard an EMS vehicle in the USA, and probably superior to
> most "infirmaries" or "clinics" in "developing" nations.
>
>
> --
> ---Nonnymus---
> No matter how large your boat,
> the person you are talking with will
> have a close friend with a larger one.
> ---Observation by my son
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