? about medical emergency at WDW

[steffali]

My DD gets seizures as well as other medical problems :sad1: . WHat happens if she has a seizure or medical emergency at WDW? I am aware they will call an ambulance, how far away is the closest hospital to get her stabalized? And which hospital will it most likely be????? :confused3

[pugdog]

WDW has full time paramedics based at each of the parks and the 4 firestations aroun\d the land. They are only minutes away from anything. The closest hospital that they would bring you to is the one in Celabration.

[steffali]

Thanks I am just a little scared because my DD just started getting seizures again after being seizure free for 12 years :scared1:

[SueM in MN]

My DD has a number of seizures over the years while we were at WDW. She doesn't require any medical care, just rest though. We have used First Aid in all the parks, but luckily haven't needed to use any emergency service (although I have seen them in action).

At the parks, if you are close to First Aid, you can go there. They are staffed by RNs and/or paramedics and will call for further help if needed. If not close to First Aid, have someone in your party approach any CM to report a medical emergency. Many of the CMs have 2 way radios or cell phones. If the CM you approach doesn't, they will know how to reach a supervisor who does very quickly. There are CMs at many attractions who are trained in basic First Aid and/or CPR.

As was already mentioned, ambulances/paramedica are close by. You don't hear sirens or see ambulances because the emergency responders come from off-stage. They can be there very quickly. We saw a child fall out of a stroller (one child was standing in the stroller and another tilted it, causing the standing child to fall). Before we had even figured out what had happened and that a child was hurt, CMs from First Aid had already responded with an emergency kit and a few minutes after that EMS arrived with a stretcher and paramedics.

Celebration Hospital (http://www.celebrationhealth.com/) is very close.

In your resort, you would call the front desk and let them know there is a medical emergency. They would call EMS to your room.

[steffali]

Well, I hope we do not have to use any type of first aide/paramedics. I will keep my fingers crossed and pray a lot the whole time we are there ;) and I will try not to make myself crazzzzyyyyyyy :crazy: