Frank Krygowski writes:

On Apr 12, 10:28Â*am, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Apr 11, 8:13Â*pm, SMS wrote:


As we've seen, it's a good idea to seek medical treatment even if you
feel okay after a head-impact crash.

I think its a good idea if you have symptoms. Â*Otherwise, its a waste
of resources. Â*The new way of making money for health insurers is to
raise premium and decrease reimbursement rate for certain procedures,
including sophisticated imaging (CT, MRI, PET, etc.) Â*Emergency room
co-pays are also high and there is a lower reimbursement rate under
many plans. Â*So in the typical "I bumped my head" scenario, if you go
to an ER and complain enough to get a CT, you will be out of pocket
about $1,000 -- or more, depending on where you are with your
deductibles. Â*If I feel O.K., I don't go to the doctor. OTOH, if I was
knocked out, I do -- or if I have other symptoms.

I think it's likely that the fear mongering over bicyclist head
injuries has caused a lot of unnecessary trips to ER "just to be
sure."

You are quite literally crazy.

ANY head injury which is more than a tap should be checked out.

The actress Natasha Richardson's untimely death being a great reminder
of how seemingly innocuous head injuries can lead to pain, paralysis and
even death.

Suggesting that someone telling someone to have a head injury checked is
"fear mongering" borders on the criminally insane.