Was Natasha Richardson's death preventable?

Natasha Richardson, 45, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Lennox Hospital in New York after a ski accident on Tuesday, March 16, 80 miles from Montreal taking a skiing lesson on a bunny slope. She initially turned down medical treatment but an hour later complained of a severe headache and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Although she was only an hour ambulance ride away from Montreal, the worlds second largest French city, two days later she was taken to New York Lennox Hospital with emergency life saving surgery not having been done.

An autopsy of the actress Natasha Richardson on Thursday indicated that she died of a brain hemorrhage caused by “blunt impact” to her head, the chief medical examiner for New York City said. The official cause of death was an epidural hematoma.

Although she may have died in the United States if the accident would have happened, all the reports fail to recognize the deficiencies of Canadian Medicare that is available in nearly every city in America. Ms Richardson had her warning when the headache occurred one hour after the accident which normally alerts any physician to an impending catastrophic bleed requiring immediate burr holes in the scalp and possibly craniotomy. This was not done during the two days in Canada despite being within one hour via ambulance ride to hospitals in a world class French Canadian city

The news accounts focused on safety measures and helmets. These are excellent comments for the future of others. None seemed to be focused on what was really necessary to save her life after the accident. Perhaps no one wants to admit that we have the number one world class healthcare that half of the country thinks needs improving. However, they are talking about payment reform, not healthcare reform. Even though the World Medical Association rates America behind Columbia in care, we have never seen anyone flee American Care for that available in Columbia. The rating agencies never rate anyone without socialized medicine as having appropriate care. Hence, the falsely low standing of America noted in these prejudicial polls. (If you would flee from America for better care elsewhere, give us your story at the blog above.)

Universal availability of care saves more lives than universal access. American has universally available care. Canada has universal access to a waiting list. Care may never be rendered. In this case it was tragic.

Canadian Medicare does not give timely access to healthcare, it only gives access to a waiting list.

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