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How cool! That's great kat! Depending on how fast you can type, you might try bable fishing for it. The translation would undoubtedly be horrible, but you could probably get what you need from it. If you don't want to type it out, though, it sounds as though Rabbit would be more than willing to help out.
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All right! A little real-life interpreatation practice for the denizens of Hatrack. Just in case anyone wants to play.
quote:01 fuhr mit ihrem Damenfahrrad auf der B 17 in Fahrtrichtung Fussen am rechten Fahrbahnrand. 01, der hinter ihr kommend in gleicher Richtun fuhr, wollte sie uberholen und scherte mit seinem LKW nach links aus. Da zum Uberholzeitpunkt gerade Gegenverkehr herrschte, fuhr er wieder weiter nach rechts auf seine Fahrspur und fuhr so knapp an 01 vorbei, dab der rechte Aubenspiegel seines LKW mit voller Wucht von hinten gegen den Kopf der am Fahrbahnrand radelnden 01 prallte.
Der LKW des 01 hatte zum Unfallzeitpunkt laut sichergestellter Tachoscheibe aus dem EG-Kontrollgerat eine Geschwindigkeit von ca. 96 (!) km/h.
Laut Aussagen von unbeteiligten Zeugen hatte 01 zuvor auf der gleichen Strabe schon einen anderen Radfahrer gefahrlich knapp ohne ausrecichenden Sicherheitsabstand uberholt.
Es wird davon asgegangen, dab 02 ausreichend rechts am Fahrbahnrand fuhr. Allerdings hatte sie den parallel zur Bundesstrabe in ca. 1000m Entfernung durch die Wiesen verlaufenden Fub- und Radweg benutzen konnen. 02 trug keinen Schutzhelm.
And then there's two more pages of the form. I've found the guy's name, but I'm not sure about his company yet.
Did it read this right? 96 km/h. Good heavens, that's about 60 miles per hour. You mean someone hit me going 60 miles per hour! No wonder I squished like a mosquito!
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Okay, here's the babel-fish. It didn't work completely - does anyone know what the still-German words mean?
quote:basing at the right edge of the lane drove 01 with its lady bicycle on B 17 into driving direction. 01, which drove behind it coming into same Richtun, it wanted to uberholen and scherte with its truck to the left out. Since to the Uberholzeitpunkt straight oncoming traffic prevailed, it drove again further to the right on its lane and drove past so scarcely at 01, dab the right Aubenspiegel its truck with full force from the rear against the head at the edge of the lane radelnden to 01 hit. The truck 01 had at the accident time according to guaranteed Tachoscheibe from EEC-controlturns out a speed of approx.. 96 (!) km/h. According to statements of indifferent witnesses 01 on the same Strabe another cyclist gefahrlich scarcely without ausrecichenden safety margin had already uberholt before. It becomes of it asgegangen, dab 02 sufficiently right at the edge of the lane drove. However it had parallel to the Bundesstrabe the Fub and cycle track running in approx. 1000m distance by the meadows uses konnen. 02 carried no protective helmet.
They're very serious about their helmets there. I made the paper with the tagline of "if she had been wearing a helmet, the injuries would not have been as severe." In my defense, I rented the bike and didn't see a way to rent a helmet.
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quote:02 (kat) rode her bike on the right side of the street B 17 in direction towards Fussen. 01, driving behind her in the same direction, wanted to pass her and swerved left with his truck. Because of traffic coming from the front at this time, he drove towards the right in his lane again and passed 02 so closely that his right mirror smashed with full force into the back of the head of 02, who cycled at the edge of the street.
According to the recovered speedometer (?) record of the EG control instrument, the truck of 01 had a speed of approx. 96 km/h at the time of the accident.
According to statements of uninvolved witnesses, 01 had already earlier passed another bicycle on the same street with insufficient safety distance.
It is assumed that 02 rode sufficiently towards the right at the edge of the street. However, she could have taken the bicycle/pedestrian path that runs parallel 1000m from the street through meadows. 02 didn't wear a helmet.
I did this "on the fly", so please, excuse my French.
NO HELMET!!
I'd say you were really lucky, kat.
From what I remember, German law requires a minimum lateral distance of 1.50m for a car passing a bicycle. Go get this guy!
Edit: If there was no speed limit posted, the default limit is 100 km/h for a "B" street (Bundesstrasse). It seems that at least the truck wasn't speeding.
Holy crumb, I did luck out. I do have a lovely scar on my head, and I will adore Germany's health care system for forever, for when they shaved my head to put in the stitches, they did it carefully enough that when I wore my hair down, you could not see the shaven portion.
I don't know why I wasn't on the bike path. I don't remember being on the street at all. I took a break and went for a swim in a nearby lake during the ride, and getting on my bike after the lake is the last thing I remember.
There was a picture of the ambulance, street, and bike in the paper, and the street doesn't even look familiar. I don't know why I was there. ----
Okay, this means the name of the company the guy drove for is somewhere else in the report. *shuffles papers*
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LRA is Landratsamt -- a local government office. Is the town near Fussen? I'm wondering whether this is just the office in charge of the accident, or the one that issued the truck driver's licence.
The other thing ("Radverleih") is a bike-rental place.
There isn't any picture of the truck somewhere, is there?
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Thanks! My goodness, Hatrack completely rocks.
Hmm... I have a copy of the paper with our picture in it at home. I can't remember if the truck is in it or not. I can scan it, but I have to go home to get it.
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quote:UNFALLFOLGEN
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Skalpierungsverlstrung linker Schlafenhereich mit Kopfhautabldaung, Prellungen, Schurfwunden
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Oh my stars, this is getting more horrifying the more I read.
Uh, this is a German language question. Why are all those words capitalized?
I'll keep looking for the hospital info. Sorry about the freak out.
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quote:An der Unfallstelle verlauft der Rad- und Fubweg nicht kirekt neben der Strabe, sondern in ca. 100m Enterfnung parallel zur B 17 uber die Wiesen am Bannwaldsee.
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Kontaktaufnahme mit amerikan. Generalkonsulat Munchen, Mrs. Goldman
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Grammatikfuehrer is correct about the nouns.
The sentence says only that at the accident site, the bike path doesn't run directly beside the street but 100m away and parallel to it.
Somebody apparently contacted Mrs. Goldman at the American Consulate in Munich after the accident. (I read through this thread a long time ago--I don't remember whom all you contacted. This Mrs. Goldman might know the answers to some of your questions, like which hospital etc.)
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quote: In German: Zentrale Abrechnungsstelle im Rettungsdienst fur Arbeiter Samriter Bund Bayerishes Rotes Kruez Branddirektion Munchen Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Malteser Hilfsdienst Landesvereing. d. Privatunternehmer
In English: Central clearing house in the emergency service fur worker Samriter federation Bayerishes red Kruez fire management Munchen Johanniter accident assistance e.V. Malteser emergency service Landesvereing. D private entrepreneur
dictionary.com click translator.... it looks like it might be the hospital...
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It looks like the "Central for accounting for ambulant treatment", listing different organizations/institutions that it covers. It doesn't give any specific organization or hospital for your case (unless there's a check mark somewhere), but this looks close!
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I'm optimistic. It was at the top of a bill for about 3,000 DM, so that's nice.
I have to say, despite the bills, I rode in an ambulance, had minor surgery, and spent a week in the hospital in excellent care for total expense to me (no insurance covering) of about $2,500. Go socialized medicine!
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Yep, this looks like it. Probably the hospital ("Klinik") bill, giving also their local bank ("Sparkasse") so you knew where to pay ("immediately after receipt of the bill").
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Well, once again it looks like I've shown up too late to be of any help. Sal's translations look great to me.
One note to Kat that may help with future translation. The letter german letter ß which you sometimes see in the middle or end of german words, although it looks like a capital B, is actual an es-zed. It is commonly replaced with a double s ("ss") in english print.
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Gotta tell you, Germans are fabulous. I just talked to a lovely lady at the hospital, and she was downright thrilled to help me. So sweet! I knew I loved them!
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011-49-8362-500-436 Hospital Records department 972-580-2486
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I found the name of the insurance company and the German lawyer in some other paperwork, and I called the hospital this morning and they'll fax my stuff.
I have to say, I'm delighted with how easy this process has been, but I can't believe they are faxing the medical records to me, in another country, without a signature or anything. I just called and asked for them, and they said no problem. Holy cow!
On the other hand, I don't the report yet. There may be a snag. *crosses fingers*
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Two (three?) weeks ago, I called the hospital records department, spoke to someone who spoke English and gave them my information and fax number. They seemed to understand what I needed, and they promised to fax it. Last week, having still not received the fax, I called back. I just gave my name, and the lady knew who I was and my info was right there and she would fax it.
"Today?" "Yes, today." *laugh*
Hmmm...
Still no fax. Am running out of time. I have talked to my lawyer/relative, and he said to wait to send in the other stuff when I have the hospital report, so this is the bottleneck. Calling isn't working, so I think I'm going to send them a fax with the information on it and some tushy-smooching. *sigh* Am I selling my soul here? I don't think so - I was highly impressed with the quality of my care there. Anyway, it worked for the police department. Which leads me to Hatrack.
For those who speak German, I would love some help with some practical translation. I'll write it in English, y'all translate into Modern Business German, and I'll fax a copy to both the hospital and to the American embassy in Munich (with an explanation for Munich). Thank you, thank you. Hatrack is like Superman's cape.
quote:I am in need of a copy of the medical records for Katharine Pilkington, a patient brought in as a result of a bike accident that occurred on the 13, 14, 15,16, or 17 of August, 2001.
My full name is Katharine Jane Pilkington, the accident took place on one of the dates above. I have spoken to some employees of the records department there, and it is confirmed that I was a patient. I have copies of the bills and the police report, and am waiting solely on the hospital report. Thank you very much for your help with this.
If you have any questions or I can help in any way, please call me. My phone number is 000-000-0000, my fax number is 000-000-0000, and my e-mail address is Hatrack@hatrack.com. I will call tomorrow to make sure the fax was received.
Thank you very, very much. It was not pleasant being hit by a truck while on vacation.but I was wildly impressed with the care I received at your hospital. Thank you so much for taking care of me.
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Just a thought, you may be doing it already -- make sure you include the country code on any phone/fax numbers you send.
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What's the country code for the US? I can call to Germany fine, but I don't know how to call from Germany to here.
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Ich brauche eine Kopie des medizinischen Bericht fur Katharine Pilkington, eine Patientin gebracht nach dem Radunfall der an 13, 14, 15,16, oder 17 August, 2001 statt gefunden hat.
Meine Volname ist Katharine Jane Pilkington, der Unfall hat an einer der oberen Daten statt gefunden. Ich habe mit einigen Arbeiter der Berichtabteilung dort gesprochen, und es ist bestatigt, dass ich dort Patientin war. Ich habe Kopien der Rechnungen und des Polizeiberichts, und warte nur auf den Krankenhausbericht. Ich danke Ihnen sehr fur Ihre Hilfe damit.
Wenn sie irgendwelche Fragen haben, oder ich kann irgendwie helfen, rufen Sie mich bitte an. Mein Telefonnummer ist ..................., mein Faxnummer ist.......................... und meine E-mail adresse ist ............................................. Ich werde Morgen anrufen um zu prufen, ob Sie das Fax bekommen haben.
Ich danke Ihnen sehr. Es war nicht angenehm, wahrand den Ferien bei dem Bus angestossen zu werden, aber ich war wirklich beeindruckt mit der Hilfe die ich in Ihrem Krankenhaus bekommen habe. Vielen Dank dafur.
Mit freundlichen Grussen,
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Should adresse be capitalized or just E-mail? Or should e-mail be capitalized, as it's functioning as an adjective? Hm.
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Hospital still hasn't sent the records. I don't know what the hold up is - I've called and they promised, and then I sent the fax and a signed privacy release, but still nothing.
*frustrated*
What else can I do?
I have written to the secratary of some bigwig in Germany (a friend of the brother of my step-mother) to see if she can call and find out. This is frustrating.
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Still nothing from hospital, so, I wrote to the secretary of the friend of my step-mother's brother who helped me two years ago when I had the accident. I stayed with them after Italy, before flying back to America. Very nice people and very, very helpful.
Daniele (the secretary - isn't that a lovely name?) called the hospital and cleared up whatever misunderstanding was causing them to nod and smile and still not send the report. She has it (it was faxed to her) and she's sending it to me today, so I can send it to the brother of my uncle's wife in LA to do something about it.
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This is entire experience has driven home more deeply to me the inherent inequity of my particular position. I mean, trying to do this on my own led to general failure for over a year because I didn't have the slightest idea where to start and the bureaucracy had no reason to listen to me. It's not done yet, but well on it's way, and it is because of (1) Hatrack *hug* I love you all., and (2) family connections. What happens to people without these? It isn't fair.
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quote:It's not done yet, but well on it's way, and it is because of (1) Hatrack *hug* I love you all., and (2) family connections. What happens to people without these? It isn't fair.
I know, sweetie. *warm hug
It's why we have to cast a very critical eye on the "level playing field."
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Whoop! All paperwork in. Am sending fax today. Time to wait the second time, but at least it's not because of my slacking anywhere.
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Okay, for those who can read German and translate, I have some questions. If its gross, I apologize. I'm just wondering what exactly happened to me.
Commotiouberwachung, operative Versorgung der Skalpierungsverietzung, Schmerztherepie
Belm Fahrradfahren auf Landstrasse von LKW-Spiegel an Hinterkopf erasst worden
Bel Aufnahme Pat nicht orientiert, Amerikanerin, keine Deutschkenntnisse. Skalpierungsverletzung Hinterkopf. DS Li Hufte, Wirbelsaule. DMS opB
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I only know a little german, but it looks like those excerpts mainly talk about you having some injuries to the back of your head.
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*fingers the back of her head* I do have a very cool scar, but you can't see it because of my hair growing in.
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