Aussie tourist in excruciating pain from horrific Bali motorcycle crash is only being treated with Panadol – after he made one simple mistake

Aussie tourist in excruciating pain after horrific motorcycle accident in Bali is only treated with Panadol – after making a simple mistake

  • Victorian man crashed motorcycle in Bali
  • He is not receiving adequate hospital care
  • His mother has made a plea for travelers
  • READ MORE: Bali tourist in artificial coma

A distraught mother has revealed that her son was only treated with paracetamol in hospital, despite serious and painful injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Bali.

Melbourne’s Sue Doger flew to the Indonesian tourist spot to be at the bedside of her son Billy, but was shocked to learn he was only getting the over-the-counter drug because his treatment was not prepaid.

The accident on August 15 left Billy with a cerebral hemorrhage, 10 broken ribs, bruised and damaged lungs, a broken foot, a broken collarbone, eye socket damage and other injuries.

But Billy was only transferred to intensive care after Sue scraped together $12,000 to pay for the hospital.

She claimed he had been in the emergency department and received almost no treatment despite his critical injuries.

He had no travel insurance

The mother of a Victorian man involved in a scooter accident in Bali (pictured) has made a plea after the hospital refused to treat him until they paid the medical bills in advance

Billy will need multiple surgeries over the course of a week, which the hospital has warned will cost Sue about $130,000 – but they won’t go ahead until they are prepaid.

Ms. Doger said she was shocked that her son had only been given paracetamol to treat his painful injuries.

His concerned family has now turned to him GoFundMe for help because Billy made the mistake of not purchasing travel insurance for his trip.

“His condition is critical… This has put us in a desperate and heartbreaking position as we are unable to provide the immediate financial resources necessary to secure the medical interventions he urgently needs,” Sue revealed .

“We’re reaching out to this compassionate community in hopes of getting some help.”

Ms. Doger has warned others to make sure they get travel insurance before going to Bali, saying that even if a patient is critical, they won’t get proper care without payment.

She hopes that partial insurance on an international bank card Billy obtained for his trip can cover some of the costs, but has had no confirmation so far.

According to the official advice of the Australian Consulate General in Bali, the Indonesian island does have a main provincial public hospital, RSUP Sanglah.

Billy needs multiple surgeries over a week and then about a month of recovery before he can be transferred to Australia

Billy needs multiple surgeries over a week and then about a month of recovery before he can be transferred to Australia

However, the consulate says that difficult or critical cases are usually transferred to one of the other hospitals, which are private and chargeable.

Medical evacuations back to Australia are also not covered by any public health system and must be done through a travel insurance company.

“If patients are not insured, the Consulate General can help them arrange their own medical evacuation,” says the consulate.

“There is no charge for the services of the consulate, but the patient must pay all costs associated with the evacuation.

“Uninsured patients must fund their evacuation before arrangements can be made.”