Chitchat Why $4,000 for 20 stitches

[CoffeeAhSoh]

 

[nayr69sg]

Now got picture this one must stitch carefully. Cos it involves the eyebrow. Must apposite the wound edges carefully and accurately or else the eyebrow will not look natural after healing. Probably also stitch in layers. Close subcutaneous tissue first probably about 8 stitches looking at the wound. Then either subcuticular or use very fine 5/0 stitches interrupted.

I am guessing they called the plastic surgeon down to do it. So specialist fee and procedure alone is at least $1500 maybe more.

But good for him lah. Hopefully scar not too obvious. No matter how well you stitch there is always a scar. And must remove the stitches early if non adsorbable or else leave railroad track scars. Probably remove stitches latest by day 5 post repair. Maybe earlier and continue with steri strips.

This type of injury go SGH A&E I think ED doctors will stitch it themselves and it depends on luck who you get to do it.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

http://mothership.sg/2017/06/man-ge...-ice-cream-vendor-appeals-for-video-evidence/

Man gets $4,000 medical bill after accident with Geylang Serai ice cream vendor, appeals for video evidence
June 9, 2017
He hopes to claim from the vendor's insurance.

Mandy How

A man is appealing for eyewitnesses and visual evidence of an accident that left him with a 4cm gash on his forehead from a vendor at the Geylang Serai Bazaar.

Facebook user Derick Chow says he was swiped in the head by a stick used by a Turkish ice cream vendor, while the latter was performing a prank before serving the ice cream to him.

According to The Straits Times, the incident occurred on the night of Jun. 2, when Chow was visiting the bazaar with his girlfriend.

The couple decided to stop for some Turkish ice cream, and they were presumably watching the vendor perform the ice cream prank at close quarters due to the crowd at the bazaar.

For those who are not familiar with the dessert, Turkish ice-cream (or dondurma) is commonly served with the scoop being first placed at the edge of a metal stick before being twirled around in the air out of the customer’s reach. The ice cream server often plays pranks on his customers as part of the trick, before finally placing the scoop into a cone or cup to hand to them.

In this case, the ice cream chef had pranked Chow’s girlfriend before turning to him. But when Chow reached out for the ice cream, the impact from the metal stick accidentally hitting him resulted in a deep cut.

ST reports that Chow then took a taxi to Raffles Hospital, where he received 20 stitches and a $4,000 bill.

He is reportedly planning to claim the bill from the stall’s insurance, but as part of negotiations, the vendor requested video footage of the incident.

A police report was also reportedly made from the accident, but Chow hopes that some of the people he says were taking videos of the ice cream man’s performance will come forward to share footage with him.

All that said, Chow stated in the comments of his post that the ice-cream vendor is a “nice guy,” and that the ice-cream tasted “really good”.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Turkish Ice Cream in Singapore​

 

[nayr69sg]

Those are rates for impatient admission or elective day surgery. I think A&E different. Also no doctors fees. Plastic surgeon's time expensive.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

[video=youtube_share;L2U3A4YDqF0]https://youtu.be/L2U3A4YDqF0[/video]
Turkish icecream in Singapore (Clarke Quay)

 

[nayr69sg]

How the Turkish ice cream man make money? One ice cream how much? He take so long to serve one order. Play play trick trick what the heck man?

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Now got picture this one must stitch carefully. Cos it involves the eyebrow. Must apposite the wound edges carefully and accurately or else the eyebrow will not look natural after healing. Probably also stitch in layers. Close subcutaneous tissue first probably about 8 stitches looking at the wound. Then either subcuticular or use very fine 5/0 stitches interrupted.

I am guessing they called the plastic surgeon down to do it. So specialist fee and procedure alone is at least $1500 maybe more.

But good for him lah. Hopefully scar not too obvious. No matter how well you stitch there is always a scar. And must remove the stitches early if non adsorbable or else leave railroad track scars. Probably remove stitches latest by day 5 post repair. Maybe earlier and continue with steri strips.

This type of injury go SGH A&E I think ED doctors will stitch it themselves and it depends on luck who you get to do it.

Derick chow made the right call. As a business dev mgr cannot hv scar on forehead.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

How the Turkish ice cream man make money? One ice cream how much? He take so long to serve one order. Play play trick trick what the heck man?

He got tips $$ from satified customers :(

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Heard that Derick Chow future medical bills easy s$50k and above if at Raffles hosp. Sad.

Probably this Chow guy told RH that he will claim insurance.

Also probably they told him on forehead can have scar and asked if he wanted them to call down the plastic surgeon to do the stitching. He probably chose to have the Plastic Surgeon do it.

Plastic surgeon is told it is an insurance case. He bills to the max what usually insurance companies would pay.

Remember that there is no longer a SMA guideline on fees. Although SMA fought hard to have it saying it helps the public have an idea what normal fees would be and perhaps form a ceiling on fees, Ministry of Trade argued that it is anti-competitive.

Hence doctors can charge pretty much anything they want these days. Of course except for Dr Susan Lim who was told her charged are beyond the "ethical limit" although there is no such thing as any guide to what "ethical charges" are.

Singapore Govt lah. The same ones who say that having less Petrol Station Companies makes petrol cheaper.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

dr gets oni a consultation fee n operation fee ...

bulk of fee goes 2 hospital la ... rental of offis, equipment, facilities, medcine ... not 4getting ceo pay n bonus, directorz fees ...

Agreed . Thats why Chairman Dr Loo is a billionaire today. The only billionaire Dr in the world. Very sad.

 

[nayr69sg]

Why 50k? What future medical bills?

 

[virus]

Agreed. Hi-Tec Equiment .

i asked blackie ah pui about this, he say claim insurance no pay. he will whack all insurance agent x 5 if he comes across them

 

[nayr69sg]

https://www.rafflesmedicalgroup.com/24-hour-services/raffles-hospital/24-hour-emergency-department

A&E consultation fees at RH not that high lah. $70? If Emergency Physician specialist also at most $210.

Consultation cost does not include practice cost, after office hour Specialist, laboratory and radiology services. Prices exclude GST. -

I am guessing they did quite a few tests maybe even CT scan of head? And definitely got plastic surgeon to stitch.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Derick Chow pls Offer Reward - Sure Video Come One



Reward S$5k for Video Clip

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Why 50k? What future medical bills?

Laser to remove scar :(

 

[scroobal]

Thanks Doc for the clarity.

Why 4 cm gash put in 20 stitches? At most 5-7 lah. Even if repair in layers also 12-14. Subcuticular stitches usually not done on lacerations as it is dirty wound and don't count the same way.

SGH A&E is flat rate $121.

https://www.sgh.com.sg/patient-services/charges-payment/pages/outpatient-charges.aspx

 

[scroobal]

This guy is a very slick operator. He is also very close to the PAP but takes great pains to hide the fact. Creates the impression that he is self -made and very civic conscious. Made "independent" presentation to the Constitutional Committee, served as NMP etc. While this was going on, his hospital is notorious for exploiting and abusing foreign workers who can't help themselves including 1 day MC for fracture. Not isolated cases mind you. Why bother about being civic conscious and concern about Singapore when his own enterprise is screwing people. His brother was even worse. Fruits from the same tree.

Agreed . Thats why Chairman Dr Loo is a billionaire today. The only billionaire Dr in the world. Very sad.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

A&E is best choice. Why go private?

Derick Chow - handsome or not:p



https://www.facebook.com/derickczh

 

[bic_cherry]

$4000 is peanuts lah, pte specialist can earn much much more from irresponsible politicians who eat too much fried food (and don't exercise enough) and even more from the masses who follow their very bad and unhealthy examples:

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https://www.facebook.com/notes/theo...n-wan-pays-s8-for-bypass-surgery/446633433963

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...t-apologises-for-not-being-able-to-attend-ndp

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