Travel Insurance Claims - True Stories

Just some of the weird and wonderful things that happen to World Nomads travellers while on the road

Canada

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Look both ways, and down...

Monday, 6 Jul 2009 | Views [85]

I was on the first day of my ski vacation, walking out to the shuttle that takes you to the mountain.   The driveway was snow-covered and icy, so it wasn’t surprising that I fell and twisted my left ankle and couldn’t ski the whole weekend. ... Read more >

Tags: skiing, ski vacation, ankle injuries, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads


Just Messin' Around

Saturday, 4 Jul 2009 | Views [126]

I hit the terrain park at Whistler Resort and was a little too confident on my snowboard.  The first jump I went off landed badly and I hurt my back.  I was whisked away in one of those ski patrol sleds and ambulanced to Whistler Health Care Centre.... Read more >

Tags: canada, health, true claim stories, ski accident, snowboard, travel insurance, world nomads, whistler, ski patrol


In and Out

Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 | Views [125]

While snowboarding in Whistler, Canada I fell on a groomed run dislocating my shoulder. I boarded down to the base of the mountain and caught a Taxi ride to the local hospital where x-rays were taken and my shoulder was relocated. How World Nomads ... Read more >

Tags: ski accident, shoulder injury, canada, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads


Next time, shin guards

Monday, 8 Jun 2009 | Views [105]

I was on a ski holiday practicing my downhill when a snowboarder collided with me out of nowhere. Both my shins caught the sharp edge of his board and cut me right through two layers of pants! I made my way to first aid, and they immediately sent me ... Read more >

Tags: ski accident, canada, snowboarding, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads


Ear drum rupture!

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [700]

What started out as a garden-variety ear infection turned into an emergency dash to Casualty. Intense pain & excessive bleeding from my ear led me to seek urgent medical treatment from a nearby hospital. The doctor told me I had a ruptured ear drum ... Read more >

Tags: ear drum rupture, canada, world nomads, true claim stories


Ligament Injuries

Friday, 9 May 2008 | Views [348]

It’s cliché but true: accidents happen all the time but you never count on one happening to you. I was skiing in Canada when I took a fall and injured my left knee. I was taken from the slopes to a local Emergency Centre, in great pain, where they ... Read more >

Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, x-ray, true claim stories


My passport was stolen

Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [438]

There is nothing quite like being robbed to sour the end of an otherwise inspiring trip abroad. It was a week before I was due to fly home from Canada and I was out with friends at a nightclub. It was freezing outside, so I had worn my Burton snowboard ... Read more >

Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, passports, canada, true claim stories


appendicitis

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [533] | Comments [2]

I was having an awesome time skiing at Whistler until one morning I woke up feeling unwell, with terrible pain on the right side of my abdomen. After a quick trip to the local medical centre, I was sent for blood work to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis, ... Read more >

Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories


Unconscious snowboarding accident

Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [447]

I was snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain when I lost control and crashed — hard. My left arm and head took the brunt of the impact and I was left lying on the slopes, unconscious. When I came too, I knew there was something seriously wrong with my arm.... Read more >

Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories


Ouch!

Tuesday, 1 Nov 2005 | Views [1318]

I was just about to have sexual intercourse with my girlfriend, she was on top and as I started to penetrate her my Frenulum split near the base. I needed a Frenulectomy to give my Frenulum enough slack to heal.  Anonymous, Canada. How World ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures, frenulectomy, ouch!, doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories


Kissing the boulder

Tuesday, 1 Mar 2005 | Views [1367]

While skiing at the Sunshine Village resort in Canada, I caught an edge lost control and skiied into a boulder. On impact with the rock I injured both my arms, chipped some teeth and lacerated and fractued part of my jaw. When the medics came to assist ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, skiing, x-ray, true claim stories

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