Taxes are taxes…..of course there is no **free** when getting anything from goverment, since goverment dosen’t produce a sellable product to raise revenues. The revenue comes from taxes. If your poor and don’t pay any taxes, then your getting something free, sort of.
The provence he is in has little to do with his having health care coverage.
I never said he was an idiot(as some did), I just posed the question about why he didn’t take the child to the hospital or clinic. I actually think that he was pretty ingenious, since he did all the normal things first and they didn’t work. But, it would have been better if he had laid the baby on a protective blanket to avoid the frostbite burns.

Apparently you didn’t “google” very much about this story. It happened in Prince Edward Island. This the second poorest province in Canada. Very small in size, it is almost totally rural with only two sizable towns. I don’t know off hand where this happened or how far he was from the nearest hospital, but don’t assume they were just a quick cab ride away from one. The chances are that they weren’t.

The point Robert made is to correct you on the often said, but wrong, “Canadian health care is free” mantra. As Robert said, it isn’t. It is paid for through taxes, much the same as Americans pay for their health care, through premiums. Only, everyone is covered, not just those who can afford it.

You lose the test in #20. You admit in the very first six words that it might have been OK in an emergency. Then you went on to suggest he try something else HE ALREADY TRIED. He used a cool cloth and there didn’t seem to be any effect. His gf had the car and apparently was expected home shortly. There was no indication of how far the nearest hospital is. Also, there is no indication that there was any hypothermia so the child could not have been left in the freezer for very long.

For a 10 month old to compliantly stay in the freezer should be the tip off that there is a problem with the child. Around that stage the child is just starting to walk. They should be able to roll over, sit up, and crawl with out effort. They are starting to talk and would be quite capable of screaming.

No, I would not recommend putting anyone in a freezer. At any age. The point is he tried several options and none of them seemed to work. The quality of his decision is debatable, but truth be, he made a decision that reflected the severity of the situation IN HIS MIND and acted accordingly. There was no malice or lack of thought.

http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/page5.html

even though your head is in your ass.

The guy might not have been the brightest light around, but his intentions were in the right direction. Sure you can suggest using rubbing alcohol to reduce the babies temperature. But what if they didn’t have any? Cooling baths? What is the difference between a cooling bath and cooling temperatures found in a refrigerator?

I have seen cases where physicians have bathed someone in an ice bath in order to reduce the temperature. Maybe this wasn’t warranted in this case, but he very well might have been trying the same approach. According to the article, he tried a cold cloth and taking the baby outside in the cool evening air, both with no appreciable effect.

So, for all those intellectually superior people here, what would you do if faced with a medical situation such as this. No thermometer, very hot, lethargic kid, no children’s Tylenol, no car, no experience with very young children, and no telephone. C’mon, quick, what are you going to do? The baby is sick !!! Are you going to let the bay die?

Your comment is darn near as stupid as putting a baby in a freezer. I guess there is no national monopoly on ignorance …

One baby in the freezer, one into the microwave.