Canadian healthcare killed Natasha Richardson?: NEW YORK POST!

Incredible that prestigious newspapers could report such trash.  The para medics were there within seconds and wanted her to go get checked out.  Her ski instructor insisted on it.  She felt she was fine and turned them away.  Whatever may be wrong with our health care system, this is not it.  Shame on the New York Post and Chicago Tribune.  Such trash.

please don't refuse help  when it shows up to help 

It's pure silliness. It doesn't matter if it's the best service in the world, or something out of Hellraiser if medical care is refused.

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Pharma isn't the only issue on which the NY Post is a sly fox serving a hidden master. Basically ignore them for everything except their celebrity gossip columns. I don't want to be labelled anti-semitic so I'll refrain mentioning what other (zionistic) issues they bend over on... if you catch my drift.

Living here in the US and having lived in Canada most of my life, I would say the US health care system is close to failure. The New York Post is just another Trash Magazine along the same lines as some cable channels like Fox News.

Thanks everyone for your comments, much appreciated

This article in today's Gazette is worth a read...

"And with all due to respect to the Americans, we don't need any lessons from them about health care," Paul Brunet (President, Council for the Protection of Patients) says. Canada doesn't "have 50 million people without health care like they do."

Any/All publications in which Rupert Murdoch has a stake, you can wipe your bottom with them and afterwards your bum will still be dirty.

Gee, isn't it typical of the USA to blame Canada again!
They blamed us for the terrorists that "came through Canada" before the US Customs allowed them to enter the USA.

Is it not true that Natasha declined medical treatment after her fall, but then later required it?
That hardly says that the Canadian medical is at fault for her death.

She is responsible for her own death by her actions of declining a medical examination after her fall.

Thanks Tina, excellent input, much appreciated.

It all comes down to what you as an individual choose to do with your life.

We don't know enough about the dynamics of Natasha Richardson's marriage, her life relationships or status as a Celebrity. But we do know that many of us have dreams of doing something more with our lives, often before we reach the age of 50. Some people even have an unconscious 'Bucket List' of things to do before they die. It seems that Ms. Richardson may have been doing something similar, like those who say, 'I've always wanted to ski !' or 'I'd love to climb Mt. Everest !' or 'I'd love to go Bungee Jumping !' However, not everyone gets to make the final decision in such cases, due to lack of resources, work situations, parental, or spousal permissions, etc. Natasha chose the trip for whatever reasons, accompanied by whom I'm not sure. The point is, she chose to put herself first in disregard of others who loved and cared about her.

Whether it's climbing Mt. Everest or Bungee Jumping off Victoria Falls, even the best Physician in the world can only do so much with what's available at the immediate location. The more remote and inaccessible the location, the lesser the chances of the individual surviving. Her reason for choosing a somewhat remote location is understandable, as she thought she would go unrecognized. But she could have chosen a ski resort with medical and other facilities more in keeping with her status as a famous person of means (a rich Celeb).

She should have worn a helmet. She should have been accompanied by a health/trip advisor whose advice could have made a difference all-round. She refused help, which can be overlooked since the cold air was probably already affecting her as a beginner. Falling in the snow and regaining one's faculties may take seconds or minutes or more depending on the individual. Refusing a helmet...well that could be the daredevil impulse or a novice's notion of some 'extreme' action.

The recent Niagara Falls Jumper also resisted help. His miraculous rescue and recovery were only possible due to the presence and heroic efforts of the highly-trained and equipped professionals in that busy tourist area.

Natasha did what she wanted to do, where she wanted to, on her own terms. She had her way, she had her say, she got her wish. But she lost. And Death won. I could go deeper into all this but enough, let her R.I.P.

It all comes down to what you as an individual choose to do with your life.

No need for political spins and spats.

Oh, for heavens sake...wasn't it bad enough that she died from a head injury? I would not think twice about being medically treated in Canada. This is pure ignorance. Also, neither Natasha or her husband were Americans. What brought this on??

This accident is so unfortunate.  With no disrepect to the deceased, hundreds of people die every year in the same manner that Ms. Richardson did.  If I had been skiing at Mont Tremblant when I learned to ski, I would have brushed off the spill in the same manner.  Who takes ski lessons with epidural hematomas in the back of their mind.  If we did, we would not hit the slopes.  We wipe out, we get up, brush the snow off and keep going, providing of course that we can. 

Ms. Richardson's demise could have happened in the U.S., Austria or anywhere for that matter and who can, conclusively say, the outcome would have been any different.  Those first couple of hours after her fall were so important. 

There are a myriad of lessons to be learned from Ms. Richardson's death -I don't believe her death was meant to be in vain. Let`s start with awareness and helmet use.

For any newspaper or journalist who chooses to jump to conclusions and start the blame game is nothing more, in my mind, irresponsible.  Canada's health system may not be the best however I believe we try to improve it daily. 

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Actually, the local hospital at Mont Tremblant has a CT Scanner. If medical treatment had not been refused...twice...I think that the story may have unfortunately been different. I also note that the author failed to mention that Natasha Richardson had some form of medical coverage, unlike 50 million Americans. ALL Canadians universally have basic health care coverage. I think that is the most important of all.

Canadian healthcare kills many Canadians .... death by waiting lists (which by the way does not mean care.) I am Canadian and can say that Canadian healthcare sucks, it's collapsing, and unsustainable.