“She did not refuse to “allow” the blood test, she refused to do the blood test”
No, she refused to allow it. The police officer is a trained phlebotomist.
As far as the claim that the police didn’t explain it well enough, the article says that the police called the hospital ahead of time and the hospital basically refused to accept what the police told them.
Yes, I am beginning to see that there is more to the story here than I thought.
It does not matter that he is a trained phlebotomist. He is not an employee of the hospital, therefore he has no rights to perform a medical procedure on a patient. A hospital is not going to allow any Tom, Dick and Harry to walk in off the street to administer a medical procedure on a patient. They may be able to draw blood at a police station for DUI, but not in a hospital.
In the 18 minute video after she is in the police car another officer is talking to her.. I thought she said they had drawn blood on the patient when he arrived.. also that they had already given him something to keep him comfortable (I am assuming pain meds)