What you don’t understand is that the unconscious man had not yet been arrested nor had he given his consent. The officer had not yet read the man his rights, and could not do so while he was unconscious.
A police officer does not have the authority to order a citizen to perform a medical procedure on another citizen against that citizen’s will or without that citizen’s authorization.
All the cop had to do was produce a warrant.
“A police officer does not have the authority to order a citizen to perform a medical procedure on another citizen against that citizen’s will or without that citizen’s authorization.”
Debatable, but not the issue.
The nurse was never asked to do the blood draw. The police officer was a phlebotomist and would do the draw.
If the draw was illegal it would be later thrown out of court.
Nurse was simply interfering.
She’s lucky she wasn’t charged.