So, your alert and orientated patient is refusing to go to the hospital despite your advice to them that you feel a real emergency may be going on. You should:
A – Just have them sign the paper and leave
B – Call Medical Control to consult
C – Have the patient handcuffed and taken against their will
Or is there a D, E, and F to choose from?
Based on a recent post by The Happy Medic and from comments on the comments by the RogueMedic, I chime in since I have heard the answer to this before. HINT: It wasn’t “B”. Take a listen to this weeks minutes and leave your thoughts and what you would do in the comments below.
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Links Noted:
The Happy Medic – Man Forced Into Ambulance Ride
RogueMedics Comments on Comments – What Allows EMS To Strip Patient Rights
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