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Jim - you mentioned a misdiagnosis, etc...I had a bike wreck years ago that resulted in a separated shoulder (and dislocation). The ER folks only caught the separated shoulder aspect of it. The next day I took a family road trip, my family looked at me and said "you're in too much pain, something else is up with your shoulder." Sure enough, went to another facility, "hey, your shoulder is dislocated, let's get that back in" - YES, MUCH BETTER NOW! Needless to say, when I got the bill from the original ER/doctor I called them and got ahold of the doctor - filled him in on the details and he said "don't worry about your bill, it's on the house." Some folks are reasonable (and probably wary of sue-happy patients, I'm not one of those, I just wanted everything to be made right, and it was).

Thank you all for sharing your (and others') experiences. No matter what my physical condition, I'm always concerned about my weapon - and who is handling it if I'm "out of it."

I was doing some thinking the other day (yes, my head still hurts ) after several of my friends had, thankfully, non-injury auto accidents...as a CHL holder, let's say you get into an accident that renders you unconscious, you're packing and concealed on your body (say IWB)...you get the ambulance ride to the hospital, they need to start cutting clothes to gain access to injured areas...and surprise, surprise..."he's packing a GUN!"...etc...is there a protocol at most Texas hospitals to safely/securely deal with your firearm without them freaking out? I'd like to know that if something like this happens to me that once I recover from any injuries that I'd not have to worry about my weapon. Anyone experienced this? How about with a 30.06 posted hospital?