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To: suthener

When I left a hospital after a short stay I wanted to ride home in my daughter’s car (I was fully well enough to do so) but the hospital insisted that I use an ambulance. Got a bill for $400 for medical transport I didn’t want or need.


25 posted on 08/02/2012 6:54:19 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: luvbach1

People are under the misconception that a doctor has some kind of police/God-like power to have control of your life.

The fact is that the only thing a doctor can force you to do is to get off of his property unless they are able to make the case that you should be institutionalized for being a danger to yourself or others.

We run in to this frequently when running calls at the local Doc-in-the-Box.

You want to leave on your own? Get up and do so.


33 posted on 08/02/2012 7:12:35 PM PDT by Clay Moore (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: luvbach1

I’ve never heard of that before. EMTs are taught that a competent adult can always refuse care and transport. Doing either without consent can leave a medic open to criminal charges.


59 posted on 08/03/2012 5:32:46 PM PDT by suthener
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