MY condolences to the family....It was only a matter of time til this trajedy happened-i'm so sorry for the poor soul ...
Folks you need to remember-You may stay in a 4-5 star hotel/ai ..but Jam. is still a 3rd world country-..I dont know where the ambulance was-or if it was even working ....and as far as i know the people who operate it are not EMT's...Sav hospital is far off from the avg hospital in the states(as far as care, recources, professional help,medications equipment)....and it certaily does not have a trauma center..
I'm not tryng to dussuade people from going -but you need to the know the facts... ..THats why i cant recommend enough that people get GOOD travel insurance that will med-evac you out of MBJ to Mia... also ,make sure to get the # of the private ambulance company that will take you to Mobay (the ambulance in negril will not take you there -ONLY SAV-and you really dont want to got there if you can avoid it) also good to have an emergency of cash (few hunderd) for the ambulance ride -they dont take credit cards..
I wish more tourist orientated boards would educate people about the realities of medical care available to tourists..Its something important to many people..Just saying that there's an ambualnce in negril and nearby hospital in Sav and not giving more details to the type of facility and service one can expect or not expect is a disservice ...
