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Old 09-26-17, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_bill
When my friend picked me up, they convinced me to go to the hospital. I agreed, but only if we moved all my stuff to their car, (actually, they moved all my stuff to their car). FWIW, I was *visible injured*/refused transport. My injuries were *not* insignificant, but neither were they "severe" on your biased-scale of overnight admittance, disabling, life altering, etc etc etc.

In any event, Fort Collins found the refuse rate dropped when they added bike racks to ambulances. Your disbelief not withstanding.

ps. You might want to ask first responders if people who refuse transport have insignificant boo-boos.

-mr. bill
All depends on what you choose to classify as a significant or serious injury.
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