[Magdalen] Fall Down Go Boom.

[Esther Williamson]

When Bill and I totaled our car in 2011 not only did medicare not pay 
but the city charged both of us a flat fee plus mileage even though we 
were transported in the same ambulance.

When Bill fell at home and I called for an ambulance they transported 
him and I do not recall being billed for it.
Esther
>
> Esther, ambulance trips are usually covered by Medicare (past 
> experience with my mom) when the resident generates the 911 call. Have 
> you checked on that in your area?
> Lynn
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 1:03 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fall Down Go Boom.
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>> I cannot get up either when I fall. It has now been 6 months since my 
>> last tumble but, I have an inexpensive cell phone which costs me 
>> $10.00/month. It has my kids programmed in and I carry it at all 
>> times when not in bed. I used to have an around the neck alarm that 
>> would keep calling my children on a rotating basis until one of them 
>> answered. That worked until it didn't. That time I spent quite some 
>> time on the floor until I was able to crawl to a phone to get help. 
>> The alert system that sends an ambulance would be quite expensive as 
>> the city charges for sending help.
>>
>> Esther
>>
>> On 7/8/2015 1:32 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>> Ditto what Roger said.  Also, I'm glad it wasn't worse!
>>>
>>>> On Jul 8, 2015, at 1:14 PM, Roger Stokes 
>>>> <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 08/07/2015 16:55, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>>>>> I tripped over one of my dogs yesterday about noon and fell
>>>>> down forward on the entrance tile floor.  I was home alone.
>>>>>   It was a sort of gradual crunching forward, and the only residual
>>>>> damage appears to be due to the hyper dorsi-flexion of the toes.
>>>>>   When I go down to the floor I am there until someone helps get
>>>>> me up.  I shouted through the open front door screen periodically
>>>>> for about 45 minutes and finally my next door neighbor showed
>>>>> up and called in the 911.
>>>> Is there one of those alarm systems with a thing you could wear 
>>>> roiund your neck to alert somebody if you fall again? Glad it was 
>>>> not more serious.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>