An injured, seventy-one-year-old woman recently got medevacked off of a cruise ship on the Mississippi River. The woman, who had suffered a shoulder injury, and her husband were transported to Venice by a Coast Guard response boat, where they were met by local emergency medical personnel who transported them to the hospital. A couple of weeks earlier, a seventy-six-year-old man had to be removed from the same cruise ship in a similar fashion, by a Coast Guard response boat, when he began experiencing flu-like symptoms and heart problems during a river cruise.
River cruises can be a wonderful way to enjoy good company and take in the scenic beauty of the Mississippi River. Unfortunately, accidents and injuries can occur on board a cruise ship, just as they can happen anywhere else. Sometimes, the medical care that an injured or sick person needs is not available on board the ship, but sometimes more intensive care is required. Fortunately, the Coast Guard can assist in situations like those that mentioned above, so that sick and injured cruise passengers can get the medical care that they need right away.
If you are on board a cruise ship and you or someone who is traveling with you gets hurt or sick, get help from the ship’s infirmary right away. In addition to seeking prompt medical attention at the ship’s infirmary, it is essential to do a few other things as soon after your accident or injury as you can, in order to protect your rights. For example, if you can get treated on board the ship, make an appointment to be checked out by your regular doctor as soon as you can after your cruise.
Other things that you must do as soon as possible include reporting your accident or injury to cruise ship safety officers and crew members. If any other passengers or cruise ship crew members were nearby when you got hurt, obtain their names and contact information. Get copies of any forms that you or cruise ship staff fill out in association with your injury. If you can, take pictures of the part of the cruise ship where you got hurt, and take pictures of your injury, too.
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Cruise ship tickets often contain the information that you will need to know the cruise line’s procedure for filing a claim for damages. You may have a limited time within which to file your claim, so call a Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney right away, before it is too late to file a claim for damages. If you got hurt in a cruise ship accident, a Mississippi personal injury attorney might be able to help you file a claim for damages. To learn more about how a personal injury lawyer might be able to help you, call the Mississippi Personal Injury Attorneys at Barrett Law PLLC at 1 (800) 707-9577 to arrange a consultation.