Comments on: Injured Japanese Cyclist Dies After Rejection by 14 Hospitals http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:53:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6611 Urban Jeff Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:17:00 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6611 "After getting struck by a motorcycle, an elderly Japanese man with head injuries waited in an ambulance as paramedics phoned 14 hospitals, each refusing to treat him." The headline is not misleading or sensationalized. It's accurate, and just plain sad. “After getting struck by a motorcycle, an elderly Japanese man with head injuries waited in an ambulance as paramedics phoned 14 hospitals, each refusing to treat him.”

The headline is not misleading or sensationalized. It’s accurate, and just plain sad.

]]> By: masaya http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6605 masaya Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:10:14 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6605 The headline of this post is a bit misleading and sensationalized. You give the impression the man was dying and went from one hospital to the next, when the story is actually a bit different. It's sad, no matter what; why feel the need to turn it into an agenda-driven post? The headline of this post is a bit misleading and sensationalized. You give the impression the man was dying and went from one hospital to the next, when the story is actually a bit different.

It’s sad, no matter what; why feel the need to turn it into an agenda-driven post?

]]> By: jamesmallon http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6593 jamesmallon Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:39:02 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6593 We have immigration to stop our demographics from aging; they don't. Did you think we had immigration from the goodness of our hearts? We have immigration to stop our demographics from aging; they don’t. Did you think we had immigration from the goodness of our hearts?

]]> By: FillyBallz http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6586 FillyBallz Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:35:39 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6586 Ride your bike, stay healthy... just don't get hit! Ride your bike, stay healthy… just don’t get hit!

]]> By: Brian http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6574 Brian Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:01:35 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6574 yep. we're next. prepare to make bribes in order to get the care you need. yep. we’re next. prepare to make bribes in order to get the care you need.

]]> By: Shawn http://urbanvelo.org/injured-japanese-cyclis-dies-after-rejection-by-14-hospitals/comment-page-1/#comment-6569 Shawn Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:02:05 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=6066#comment-6569 They are a real canary in the coal mine as their demographics are similar to what other first world nations will be and are beginning to face. Declining birth rates and a massive baby boom generation will have a similar effect on a lot of other health care systems. They are a real canary in the coal mine as their demographics are similar to what other first world nations will be and are beginning to face. Declining birth rates and a massive baby boom generation will have a similar effect on a lot of other health care systems.

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