Wikipedia:Peer review/Ambulance/archive1

Ambulance

This article has been given 'Good Article' status, and named as one of the best articles on the Medicine WikiProject. I would now like to bring this article to full featured status, and would value the input of any wiki editors who can help achieve this.

Many thanks in advance for your input. Owain.davies 18:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody at all? Owain.davies 12:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks good.

Though, I have some questions on costs. You list different ways the costs might be covered. I'm curious about how different countries cover the costs and how much people might be expected to pay. Seems to vary widely from place to place. Which places provide ambulance rides with costs covered by the national government, with no cost a point of care?
Also, I think some more cites are needed in places. Such as the "Move to life saving, not just transporting" section, which has only two refs. --Aude (talk) 03:30, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that - a key example of where there is no cost is the United Kingdom, where everyone has the right to a free ambulance as part of the National Health Service. I'll try and bring this out a bit more. I'll check out the cites on that section. Thanks for your input. Owain.davies 08:10, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know in Canada, where I once lived, even though they have the national health care system, it would cost a few hundred dollars to be transported by ambulance. I was a bit surprised to learn that the health care system did not cover this. In the U.S., I don't know how much it would cost (afraid to know), nor know what my insurance would cover. Of course, many people do not have insurance. --Aude (talk) 14:25, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It varies in the US. In some places there is no charge, and costs are either covered by the municipality, or through donation. Many places bill the patient/ patient's insurance company, and cost may start at a few hundred dollars US for a BLS trip. ALS care costs more, though I couldn't give you a number. Speaking more broadly, it may be difficult to create an athoritative list of who pays (and how much) by country - not only are there too many countries to list, but I believe that there can be wide variation within countries - I think this is most significant in lesser-developed ares, where ambulance service can be grass-roots, and also less expensive to maintain (I'm thinking of bicycle ambulances, for instance). --Badger151 21:57, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]