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Originally Posted by jayswin
The real difference between an average joe and TJ brodie isn't the health care order of events and wait times it was the fact that he was in the presence of team physicians and wearing full protective gear when it happened.
That's where he really lucked out vs the average joe who has a big chance of being alone or not with professionals and likely ends up taking a head hit in the fall.
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If he was in full gear or not isn't really the difference when it comes professional athletes and Canadian health access. This goes across the board for every single type of injury that requires hospital and surgery treatment.
If a general member of the public has broken an ankle, a foot, torn a ligament or multiple ligaments in a knee or has a shoulder issue, it isn't being dealt with in the same manner as Trudeau's, Kenny's, Johnny's or whomever. All of those cases are usually dealt with in a public hospital using public health care workers and Dr's and other public resources but we all don't have the same access.
As a poster said earlier, probably not the best place to debate this here. I was just highlighting the stark contrast between athletes and us. While the timeline for a regular Joe may be 1-2 years for some of these procedures from start to finish, for athletes and others it isn't. When was the last time a Canadian NHL player had to miss the rest of this season and potentially next while waiting for a consult with a surgeon? It doesn't happen cause they are taken care of in days unless medically needed to wait.
The Cambie Clinic in Vancouver is taking the federal government to the Supreme Court for these reasons and it could change the landscape in healthcare for everyone. Like I said in my first post, while we like to PRETEND that the access is the same for all, that actually isn't the required standard and its a standard that is few people know about. WCB, Athletes, members of the police and armed forces and others, political players are given priority, no questions asked.