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You have no Insurance, or are abroad and not covered, or you don't have your card with you, so what do you do?
- trickery: switch the card with someone else
- you need to go to a free / cheap place.
The intention of this document:
- Have a map of places to navigate and get medical assistance when needed
- Where to get checks and how to stay healthy?
EEA and EU countries
If you are a citizen of an EEA or EU country you should get an ESIC card.
Places
Free
- Vienna : http://www.barmherzige-brueder.at/site/wien/home (checked)
- Munich : http://www.en.uni-muenchen.de/about_lmu_alt/academics/medical_center/index.html (heard about a hospital in Munich)
- UK / NHS (checked)
Local / Stories
- Slovenia: ER is free
- Netherlands:
- (Aalkmar hospital) I was rushed to a hospital with an injury threatening my finger. I didn't have my documents with me (including EHIC card). The doctor sat down with me and explained I need to pay 200€ upfront for him to take a look at it. I found that morbid and went away.
- Spain:
- have to fill in papers to use the card
- I was surprised to discover all dental care is private. A filling costs 50-70€, and a presupuesto for a root canal treatment was 430€. So I needed to head back to my home country to get free healthcare.
- UK:
- Got superb treatment in the UK by NHS (stitches). Got brought to Royal London Hospital by a local and no one wanted to see any documents.
- Dentistry is either private, or subsidized by NHS : http://www.whatprice.co.uk/dentist/nhs-private-prices.html
- Sweden: "[...]has free healthcare for illegal immigrants, should be possible to get if you are traveling"
General
- Emergency treatment is free everywhere in Europe (?)
- probably not
- what is covered under ER?
- Some countries have more accessible healthcare than others
- We should get better at treating ourselves
Precautions
- Take care of your problems in your home countries when you're there
- Have a Basic medical kit with you
Dental care
Dentistry is a big problem:
- Who would do it pro bono?
- Where in Europe is it cheapest?
- EHIC card seems to not cover dentistry. In Spain, all dental care is private.
- Is DIY dentistry possible?
Self-cure
See Basic medical kit. Nomadbases should probably be better equipped, include a small pharmacy & tried natural remedies.
Feasible DIY medicine
- first aid
- stitching, removing stitches
Sources