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Old March 30th, 2009, 08:08 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Kurt Ullman
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Default The TAs aren't the only ones to post press releases


AAMS Cautions Spring Vacationers to ŒPlan Ahead, Play It Safeı
In Avoiding Traumatic Brain Injuries, Other Medical Mishaps
Foreign-travel, medical-evacuation insurance coverage and helmet use
advised
*
Alexandria, Va. * First came the news of the tragic death of
Tony-award-winning actress Natasha Richardson from a traumatic brain
injury (TBI) after a fall on a Canadian ski slope. Then came the article
about Janice Jackson, of Cincinnati, who died from a head injury after
being thrown off a motor scooter while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico.
*
Their stories are similar in some ways: Both were 45-year-old women
having fun on a foreign vacation with their loved ones until sustaining
ultimately fatal head injuries during a fall * head injuries that
medical experts say they might have recovered from had they been
transported by air to an appropriate specialty-care facility sooner.
*
In Richardsonıs case, medical experts say precious time was wasted
because she initially refused treatment and then was transported by
ground-ambulance instead of being flown by medevac helicopter. She died
two days later. With regard to Jackson, who was eventually airlifted to
the United States but died 16 days later, critics contend that the
initial emergency-medical response was too slow, that the resort area in
Mexico did not have an appropriate trauma-care facility and that lack of
travel-insurance coverage caused further treatment delay.
*
³The untimely deaths of these two women should serve as a caution to
adventuring vacationers everywhere,² said Association of Air Medical
Services (AAMS) President Sandy Kinkade. ³Especially given that their
deaths may have been prevented * if only they had planned ahead, taken
greater safety precautions and received timely evacuation and treatment
for traumatic brain injury.
*
³Thatıs why AAMS wants everyone to check into foreign-travel and
medical-evacuation health insurance options and potential treatment
facilities before leaving the country, to wear a helmet whenever
engaging in sports-related activities that involve the risk of head
injury, and to know the signs of TBI,² she added.
*
Such awareness is especially important for college students and others
who are planning spring-break vacations. One such student, Brandon Lacko
of Columbus, Ohio, learned his lesson the hard way during his spring
break vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last year. The 22-year-old
suffered a severe head injury while jet skiing in the Sea of Cortez and
required air-medical evacuation to El Paso, Texas, where he had
emergency surgery following a temporal-bone skull fracture and shattered
eye socket.
*
³There was a lot of difficulty between the language barrier, and the
hospital in Mexico not being able to treat Brandon because of brain
swelling and other severe injuries,² his mother Renae Mariano-Lacko
recalls. ³They also had to perform surgery to stabilize him prior to his
med flight out of the country, and the hospital demanded payment for
everything upfront before making a move. We werenıt expecting that.²
*
Brandon, who is now a senior at Marshall University in Huntington, W.V.,
was lucky. He recovered fully from his injuries. But his story could
easily have had an ending similar to Natasha Richardsonıs.
*
³The med-flight people and the doctors at the hospital in El Paso were a
godsend,² his mother says. ³We were just so happy to get Brandon back to
the States, where everything went smoothly, because the hospital in
Mexico didnıt have the capabilities to determine or treat the full
extent of his injuries.²
*
Receiving swift medical evaluation and treatment for head injuries is
critical, medical experts say, because while most TBI victims ‹ who
number about 1.4 million every year ‹ are treated and released, TBI
still is categorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) as a major cause of death and disability. An estimated 50,000
Americans die from TBI every year, and another 5.3 million experience
long-term or permanent mental and physical impairments resulting from
their injuries.
The potentially good news, though, is that TBI can often be successfully
treated if caught in time. ³That is why it is imperative to recognize
the signs and symptoms,² said AAMS Board Member Daniel Hankins, M.D.,
FACEP. ³Like Natasha Richardson, many people seem fine at first after
bumping their head, even after a period of unconsciousness, and then
suddenly deteriorate after this lucid interval. Repeated vomiting,
severe headache, dilated pupils, sudden lethargy, trouble focusing or
remembering * these are all possible indicators of a potentially serious
brain injury.²
The most important catch-phrase to remember is ³ŒTime equals brain,ı
which is a common saying in medical circles,² said Hankins. ³Thatıs why
calling 911 and seeking swift emergency medical attention is key *
because even a few minutes can make the difference between life and
death, or mild injury versus permanent disability.²
For details regarding TBI, see The Mayo Clinicıs Symptom Checker at
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tra...injury/DS00552. For travelerıs
health tips from the CDC, see wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ and for U.S. State
Department information, see travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html.
For a list of air-medical service providers that also offer
medical-evacuation insurance coverage, contact AAMS.

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Old March 31st, 2009, 10:27 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Brian K[_2_]
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Default The TAs aren't the only ones to post press releases

On 3/30/2009 3:08 PM Kurt Ullman "tweaked" on too much Starbucks said:
AAMS Cautions Spring Vacationers to ŒPlan Ahead, Play It Safeı
In Avoiding Traumatic Brain Injuries, Other Medical Mishaps
Foreign-travel, medical-evacuation insurance coverage and helmet use
advised

Alexandria, Va. * First came the news of the tragic death of
Tony-award-winning actress Natasha Richardson from a traumatic brain
injury (TBI) after a fall on a Canadian ski slope. Then came the article
about Janice Jackson, of Cincinnati, who died from a head injury after
being thrown off a motor scooter while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico.

Their stories are similar in some ways: Both were 45-year-old women
having fun on a foreign vacation with their loved ones until sustaining
ultimately fatal head injuries during a fall * head injuries that
medical experts say they might have recovered from had they been
transported by air to an appropriate specialty-care facility sooner.

In Richardsonıs case, medical experts say precious time was wasted
because she initially refused treatment and then was transported by
ground-ambulance instead of being flown by medevac helicopter. She died
two days later. With regard to Jackson, who was eventually airlifted to
the United States but died 16 days later, critics contend that the
initial emergency-medical response was too slow, that the resort area in
Mexico did not have an appropriate trauma-care facility and that lack of
travel-insurance coverage caused further treatment delay.

³The untimely deaths of these two women should serve as a caution to
adventuring vacationers everywhere,² said Association of Air Medical
Services (AAMS) President Sandy Kinkade. ³Especially given that their
deaths may have been prevented * if only they had planned ahead, taken
greater safety precautions and received timely evacuation and treatment
for traumatic brain injury.

³Thatıs why AAMS wants everyone to check into foreign-travel and
medical-evacuation health insurance options and potential treatment
facilities before leaving the country, to wear a helmet whenever
engaging in sports-related activities that involve the risk of head
injury, and to know the signs of TBI,² she added.

Such awareness is especially important for college students and others
who are planning spring-break vacations. One such student, Brandon Lacko
of Columbus, Ohio, learned his lesson the hard way during his spring
break vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last year. The 22-year-old
suffered a severe head injury while jet skiing in the Sea of Cortez and
required air-medical evacuation to El Paso, Texas, where he had
emergency surgery following a temporal-bone skull fracture and shattered
eye socket.

³There was a lot of difficulty between the language barrier, and the
hospital in Mexico not being able to treat Brandon because of brain
swelling and other severe injuries,² his mother Renae Mariano-Lacko
recalls. ³They also had to perform surgery to stabilize him prior to his
med flight out of the country, and the hospital demanded payment for
everything upfront before making a move. We werenıt expecting that.²

Brandon, who is now a senior at Marshall University in Huntington, W.V.,
was lucky. He recovered fully from his injuries. But his story could
easily have had an ending similar to Natasha Richardsonıs.

³The med-flight people and the doctors at the hospital in El Paso were a
godsend,² his mother says. ³We were just so happy to get Brandon back to
the States, where everything went smoothly, because the hospital in
Mexico didnıt have the capabilities to determine or treat the full
extent of his injuries.²

Receiving swift medical evaluation and treatment for head injuries is
critical, medical experts say, because while most TBI victims ‹ who
number about 1.4 million every year ‹ are treated and released, TBI
still is categorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) as a major cause of death and disability. An estimated 50,000
Americans die from TBI every year, and another 5.3 million experience
long-term or permanent mental and physical impairments resulting from
their injuries.
The potentially good news, though, is that TBI can often be successfully
treated if caught in time. ³That is why it is imperative to recognize
the signs and symptoms,² said AAMS Board Member Daniel Hankins, M.D.,
FACEP. ³Like Natasha Richardson, many people seem fine at first after
bumping their head, even after a period of unconsciousness, and then
suddenly deteriorate after this lucid interval. Repeated vomiting,
severe headache, dilated pupils, sudden lethargy, trouble focusing or
remembering * these are all possible indicators of a potentially serious
brain injury.²
The most important catch-phrase to remember is ³ŒTime equals brain,ı
which is a common saying in medical circles,² said Hankins. ³Thatıs why
calling 911 and seeking swift emergency medical attention is key *
because even a few minutes can make the difference between life and
death, or mild injury versus permanent disability.²
For details regarding TBI, see The Mayo Clinicıs Symptom Checker at
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tra...injury/DS00552. For travelerıs
health tips from the CDC, see wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ and for U.S. State
Department information, see travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html.
For a list of air-medical service providers that also offer
medical-evacuation insurance coverage, contact AAMS.


Janice Jackson is dead? Why aren't they doing a tribute on Mtv? How come
I saw her on a new segment of TRL last week. What's that you say? It's
Janet Jackson, Michael's sister who was on TRL? Oh, Well never mind....
Brian, Channeling Emily Latella

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