How to contact ambulance service?
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So there is the system and there are the people who ignore it?
#33
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The Portimao barlevento hospital serves the entire western Algarve, and is 60 km from my place.
On the other hand, Private hospital in Lagos 'only' 50km.
INEM used to send a chopper, but these days life is too cheap and helicopters too expensive.
On the other hand, Private hospital in Lagos 'only' 50km.
INEM used to send a chopper, but these days life is too cheap and helicopters too expensive.
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Thanks GeniB. Please post back.
I grew up in a country where the government ambulance would prefer to transport patients to private hospitals due to the over crowded gov hospitals and there are private ambulances with advanced life support paramedics that also transport patients to any hospital. I assumed it was the same here.
The only private hospital in a 90 km radius is here in Viana and I live directly opposite it. They are well equipped and staffed by specialists in most fields including plastic surgery, cardiology and dentistry.
I see 112 ambulances at this hospital almost daily but mostly from neighbouring towns.
The only public hospital in the northern region is also here in Viana and is a 4 minute drive from my home.
We were between the 2 when the incident took place.
The ambulance driver expressed his concern that my wife does not have National health card and it would be a problem at the public hospital.
I grew up in a country where the government ambulance would prefer to transport patients to private hospitals due to the over crowded gov hospitals and there are private ambulances with advanced life support paramedics that also transport patients to any hospital. I assumed it was the same here.
The only private hospital in a 90 km radius is here in Viana and I live directly opposite it. They are well equipped and staffed by specialists in most fields including plastic surgery, cardiology and dentistry.
I see 112 ambulances at this hospital almost daily but mostly from neighbouring towns.
The only public hospital in the northern region is also here in Viana and is a 4 minute drive from my home.
We were between the 2 when the incident took place.
The ambulance driver expressed his concern that my wife does not have National health card and it would be a problem at the public hospital.
Calling a 112 no will get you a public ambulance which will take you to a public hospital..They do not transport patients to Private hospitals
***.(If they do ..as a poster has mentioned he does.Then that appears to be a private/local arrangement particular to that area ) ***
To arrange for a ambulance for a private hospital you need that hospitals contact no
We have several different hospitals in the Lagos area. The public Barlevento hospital as mentioned by Live..The Private Sao Goncalo in Lagos.Plus a small public hospital in the centre of Lagos.
We use the Hospital Particulier in Alvor. for which we have patient cards.We have also used the Goncalo on a couple of occasions..so ditto..
For your chosen private hospital you ring the contact no on your patient card and they will send an ambulance
Should we therefore have an emergency at home we would probable use the Sao Goncalo as it's less than 15 mins away. Anything that can wait awhile we would much prefer the bigger Alvor. which is 35 mins+ away
Conclusion.!! Make sure you have your medical cards with you and the contact no's Hope this helped
Last edited by GeniB; Aug 17th 2015 at 2:48 pm.
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Thank you so much GeniB. I will nip across the road and get this info from them. I know that they do not have an ambulance on their premisses though.
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I was on duty yesterday & had a chance to chat with a staff member at the Sanfil Hospital in Leiria
If you ever need a Emergency Ambulance again , it's odds on when you phone the Private Hospital on the telephone supplied by them, they will do one off two things.
Try to obtain a Private Ambulance to cover the call ,if one is not available in the time span required for a emergency call out, they will then contact the Local Ambulance service & instruct them to cover the call out.
Both ways the Insurance Cº covers all cost.
It's all to do with "protocol"
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Thanks Ingles. I will confirm that with the private hospital asap. I am stuck at home for now with a pulled back muscle with trying to pick my wife up off the pavement.
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I am not worried about myself but my wife's arm has swelled up to twice it's size and turned dark red and keeps oozing. We will have to both wobble across the road tomorrow for treatment.
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Yikes Ukkram I think I would have 'wobbled over' this evening If I had been your wife.That sounds very nasty..Hope she gets it sorted quickly
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Just an update. I removed the bloodied cut up t-shirt I used as a bandage from my wife's swollen arm. Cut her blouse off as she could not remove it and got her dressed appropriately and off we wobbled across the road to Hospital Particular.
The very friendly doctor who could not speak a word of English prodded her arm and shook his head in dismay then sent for an assistant who led us to the x-ray room a floor above.
After many x-rays the radiologist showed us a "thumbs up". Not sure if this meant that her arm was not too shattered or what.
Miraculously her medical card that she handed in at the reception below now appeared at her reception and we had to pay the radiologist account.
We were then led back down to the doctors reception and had to pay his bill.
Before they bade us goodbye, I asked about how to contact private ambulance service and was told " We are having a 4 day festival here in Viana and it is difficult".
Back home now and had to cut up another t-shirt to make a bandage and am now off to the chemist to get paracetamol, antiseptic stuff and bandages.
What a waste of time and money.
The very friendly doctor who could not speak a word of English prodded her arm and shook his head in dismay then sent for an assistant who led us to the x-ray room a floor above.
After many x-rays the radiologist showed us a "thumbs up". Not sure if this meant that her arm was not too shattered or what.
Miraculously her medical card that she handed in at the reception below now appeared at her reception and we had to pay the radiologist account.
We were then led back down to the doctors reception and had to pay his bill.
Before they bade us goodbye, I asked about how to contact private ambulance service and was told " We are having a 4 day festival here in Viana and it is difficult".
Back home now and had to cut up another t-shirt to make a bandage and am now off to the chemist to get paracetamol, antiseptic stuff and bandages.
What a waste of time and money.
#42
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Ukkram :- Info on Private Ambulance Service in your area
Ambulâncias Vale Âncora Lda - Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate e Meadela (Viana do Castelo), Estrada Papanata 180-B | Ambulâncias | pai.pt
Hope it's off use ,but you don't have to use it, if you get my meaning
Ambulâncias Vale Âncora Lda - Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate e Meadela (Viana do Castelo), Estrada Papanata 180-B | Ambulâncias | pai.pt
Hope it's off use ,but you don't have to use it, if you get my meaning
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Thanks Ingles. They have an office near us so I will pop in. I don't think they have an emergency service or actual ambulances as I have only seen mini vans parked there with the office closed on weekends.
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Just an update. I removed the bloodied cut up t-shirt I used as a bandage from my wife's swollen arm. Cut her blouse off as she could not remove it and got her dressed appropriately and off we wobbled across the road to Hospital Particular.
The very friendly doctor who could not speak a word of English prodded her arm and shook his head in dismay then sent for an assistant who led us to the x-ray room a floor above.
After many x-rays the radiologist showed us a "thumbs up". Not sure if this meant that her arm was not too shattered or what.
Miraculously her medical card that she handed in at the reception below now appeared at her reception and we had to pay the radiologist account.
We were then led back down to the doctors reception and had to pay his bill.
Before they bade us goodbye, I asked about how to contact private ambulance
service and was told " We are having a 4 day festival here in Viana and it is difficult".
Back home now and had to cut up another t-shirt to make a bandage and am
now off to the chemist to get paracetamol, antiseptic stuff and bandages.
What a waste of time and money.
The very friendly doctor who could not speak a word of English prodded her arm and shook his head in dismay then sent for an assistant who led us to the x-ray room a floor above.
After many x-rays the radiologist showed us a "thumbs up". Not sure if this meant that her arm was not too shattered or what.
Miraculously her medical card that she handed in at the reception below now appeared at her reception and we had to pay the radiologist account.
We were then led back down to the doctors reception and had to pay his bill.
Before they bade us goodbye, I asked about how to contact private ambulance
service and was told " We are having a 4 day festival here in Viana and it is difficult".
Back home now and had to cut up another t-shirt to make a bandage and am
now off to the chemist to get paracetamol, antiseptic stuff and bandages.
What a waste of time and money.
As to the ambulance service being sporadic/and or on holiday ? hmm agree not so good..Sounds like you do live in a very underserved area..( Maybe receptionist thought you mean't 'right now' for ambulance though) At least you can crawl over the road next time
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and the docter didnt speak a word of english,how very dare he.