Did the fact that Canada has a socialist, government-run
healthcare system --similar to the kind that President Obama
wants to ram down the throats of Americans-- kill acclaimed
actress Natasha Richardson?
The short answer is yes, it may very well have done so.
Regarding the case of the actress who fell on a ski slope at Mont
Tremblant resort in Quebec, AP reports:
As a steady stream of celebrities pay their last respects to
Natasha Richardson, questions are arising over whether a
medical helicopter might have been able to save the ailing
actress.
The province of Quebec lacks a medical helicopter system,
common in the United States and other parts of Canada, to
airlift stricken patients to major trauma centers. Montreal's
top head trauma doctor said Friday that may have played a role
in Richardson's death.
"It's impossible for me to comment specifically about her case,
but what I could say is ... driving to Mont Tremblant from the
city (Montreal) is a 2 1/2-hour trip, and the closest trauma
center is in the city. Our system isn't set up for traumas and
doesn't match what's available in other Canadian cities, let
alone in the States," said Tarek Razek, director of trauma
services for the McGill University Health Centre, which
represents six of Montreal's hospitals.
That's it in a nutshell. Socialized medicine, known by the
euphemism universal healthcare, is about tightfisted
government clerks rationing care.
Think about the folks at the Department of Motor Vehicles making
your healthcare decisions for you while you wait in
line.
Under government healthcare, faceless bureaucrats do not care if
you live or die, as long as everyone receives equal treatment.
Natasha Richardson received the same kind of treatment anyone in
Quebec would have received, and now she's dead at the age of 45
because Quebec didn't have something as basic as a medical
helicopter system.
