The begining was generic name, dob, address, etc. Then the bottom was how many smoke detectors we had in the house, Did the kids ride bikes without helmets. Were there guns in the house. Did we have dogs. If so, were there trigger locks, were they in a safe etc etc.
I filled the top part out and lined out the other questions. I wrote in "Declined to respond" in big letters for very answer.
MRS RO asked why I wrote that and was so short.... I told her it was nicer than writing "none of your f'n business."
"Do you have any guns in the house? They're dangerous."
"If they weren't dangerous, I wouldn't have any."
I would have left and found another doctor (pediatrician)...
No need to explain it to the RO, or anyone else...Let them figure it out...
>Did we have dogs. If so, were there trigger locks,
Dogs come with trigger locks now?
>were they in a safe etc etc.
Dogs are kept in safes?
The question about pets and the sexual activity question that jboot mentioned at least have some medical merit. Both are potential vectors for disease. Questions about smoke alarms and trigger locks are nanny state crap. Like on the next episode of House they’ll have to figure out what happened to a kid who showed up with smoke inhalation and a gunshot wound...
Several doctors I’ve seen were shooters and enjoyed discussions about the subject. I’ve also found that you can write in your own answers to the patient survey questions in the margins. For instance, if you write “big, heavy ones,” next to “Do you own guns?” the doctor makes an interesting face and acts like he’s not interested in your response.