On a beautiful carefree day a stark lesson in emergency preparation reared its ugly head.
Leann and I took a day off after our record-breaking banquet. We spent the night in a wonderful Bed & Breakfast in the Navasota area, and had a killer dinner at Veritas in College Station. We can highly recommend the restaurant.
Driving home the next day on Hwy 79, I had to take a bathroom break at trusty McDonalds – would never eat there – but boy they have great restrooms. That little break probably saved our lives. Ten minutes up the road there was a horrible wreck. It was so horrific the emergency responders were holding blankets up to keep the carnage from being seen by the stopped traffic.
A big pickup truck pulling an RV trailer had somehow spun off the road and was t-boned by a commercial van. One of those wrecks you can never figure out on a dry day, crystal clear sky good road. If a family member or friend of those that were injured or died is reading this, our prayers are with you.
A life flight copter had flown in and landed on the road to take the one survivor to the hospital. It is important to think about these catastrophes before they happen.
Does your insurance cover the cost of life flight?
Do you even know how much the cost is? Most of us assume this is a standard covered medical care like a ground ambulance. It isn’t – it is not uncommon depending on flight time for a life flight copter to cost over $50,000.00.
Note it is almost never covered by your medical insurance. You need to check with your agent and get it in writing.
One of the unsung benefits (for those of us on the road traveling to hunting destinations) of RIPCORD is that they not only cover life flight helicopter extracts – they will arrange it.
This picture taken from our car clearly shows that on a beautiful day, just a short way away from home, when you would least expect it – a service like RIPOCORD could mean life or death.
Don’t take emergency care for granted. Check with you medical insurer and verify your coverage for life flight.
RIPCORD is always a good idea – look into it.
