Bali fall leaves WA grandmother in ICU with six fractures
Estelle Ravenscroft, 79, fell down a stairwell in a Bali restaurant and suffered six leg fractures, complicated by a severe drug reaction.
A slip on a wet bathroom floor turned into a fight for life for Busselton grandmother Estelle Ravenscroft, 79. Estelle Ravenscroft fell into an open stairwell at a Bali restaurant last weekend, landing hard on the steps below.
Estelle Ravenscroft broke six bones, three fractures in each leg. Estelle Ravenscroft has osteoporosis, which made the injuries worse.
After emergency surgery, she had a severe reaction to painkillers. Her vital signs dropped and she convulsed.
She ended up in the intensive care unit. Her daughter says the family was close to losing her.
Doctors had to realign her legs without pain relief because of the allergic reaction. She has since needed two blood transfusions.
Ms Ravenscroft had no travel insurance, so her family faces medical bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The family has launched a fundraiser.
- 79 years old
- Ravenscroft's age
- Six severe fractures, three in each leg
- Fractures sustained
- Two
- Blood transfusions needed
- Hundreds of thousands of dollars
- Potential medical cost
Why it mattersTravel insurance gaps can leave Australians abroad facing catastrophic out-of-pocket costs in a medical emergency, with no safety net.
AustraliaReminds Australians planning overseas trips to check their insurance covers emergency medical care and evacuation, not just basic coverage.
Corroborated bythenightly.com.au
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