NASE 308: Health of Nations - We are American emergency medical

NASE 308: Health of Nations

Homework #5

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“We are American emergency medical providers working in a West African Trauma Center, Ask Us Anything!”

Read the “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) discussion thread and answer the questions that follow using quotes from specific posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5pgkxc/we_are_american_emergency_medical_providers/

1. What post did you find that was the most startling example of something that would never happen in the USA?

2. Do any of the posts provide any information on how emergency medical care is paid for in Ghana? Provide an example.

3. Are there any indications that people sometimes endure medical issues without being treated to avoid having to pay?

4. Find one example of a situation that could be improved with a simple policy change and explain what you might propose to fix it.

5. Are there any examples of resource limitations that lead to the creation of effective medical innovations?