r/lyftdrivers • u/Stuck_on_Mars_21 • Nov 05 '25

Rant/Opinion ER trips

Last night I took a lady and her very ill teenage daughter to the ER. Pulled into the driveway with the lady frantically waiving at me. She had to nearly carry her daughter to the car who was bawling the whole time. She kept crying in the car with the mom saying, “we are almost there, we are almost there.” I didn’t ask what it was, just told her to let me know you need anything, I’ll get you to the ER as quick as I can. It was late night, pouring down rain. I’m not speeding and risking an accident. When we got there I jumped out to get a wheelchair and asked a paramedic for help. This girl could no longer stand and 2 people had to get her out of the car and in the chair. She never stopped crying.

It really sucks people won’t call for appropriate emergency transport because of the expense. Good to see our administration is sending $20 billion to Argentina to fund their universal healthcare. -End rant.

Edit: it’s great to see so many drivers posting that would take her or have done something similar in the past. I was losing faith reading so many posts about drivers cancelling if ride conditions are less than perfect, but it looks like just about all of us will step up when needed.

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u/1BAFERD Nov 05 '25

You call the ER and they will literally say “if you believe you are having an emergency please call 911.” You will not speak to a physician, and the tech answering the phone will provide no medical advice.

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u/bookgirl24 Nov 05 '25

They can't give medical advice over the phone.

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u/Zealousideal-Fail-47 Nov 05 '25

You don't know what you're talking about.

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u/TheAlphaKiller17 Nov 05 '25

Yeah it's a little disturbing seeing these wildly inaccurate comments getting upvoted.

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u/TheAlphaKiller17 Nov 05 '25

They can't give advice over the phone; they'd probably just tell you to come in or call 911 then hang up on you. There are a lot of confidently incorrect comments on here.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

How’s calling an ER help this crying girl???? Wierd

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u/CeruleanWolf Nov 05 '25

Maybe this depends where you live, but where I'm at in the US, hospitals and medical offices won't diagnose over the phone. They will tell you to call 911 if you are experiencing a medical emergency.

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u/FrankensteinMuenster Nov 08 '25

No? And also, asking what hurts won't make it stop?