Posted on 02/24/2023 3:19:12 PM PST by libh8er
So many malpractice cases had to do with punctures by the scope. Some would have life-long consequences.
Fort Sanders is a Covenant Health Facility here in Knoxville. Sad to see this.
It’s sad that she had no caregiver with her.
Why did the hospital release her?
“Have a colonoscopy”
Why is that ?
I want to know as well.
Actually they could have refused to move her, had the cops instituted a policy and had trained medics or RN’s on staff to actually examine the patient and over-rule the hospital. Now I’m not blaming the police dept for not having said personnel. The average cop is going to trust the sending hospital doctors if they are claiming the patient is malingering. The hospital needs to take 80 per cent of the blame.
The cops didn’t have to take the patient if it was obvious that the patient is in distress. In the end it was the hospital’s duty to see that the patient was released in a way that was deemed safe and stable for the patient. The cops aren’t the patient disposal unit of last resort, but they could use some paramedical training and support so that if something seemed amiss the officer on scene could have told the hospital to blow sand!
she’s not an illegal throw her to the curb. No where in the world has the minority and their protectors in OUR government have control over the majority. A wise remark from an orthodox religious man said you will never make progress if you don’t stick together as one
“So many malpractice cases had to do with punctures by the scope. Some would have life-long consequences.”
That's not entirely true. I know a 30 year old that has both MediCare and MediCaid.
When they first show up, yes, this is the situation. But by the time she's in the back of the patrol car, her breathing is so compromised, anyone with half a brain should have said, "Wait... let's get someone out here to reassess her."
Thank you! By the time she's in the back of the patrol car, her breathing is unmistakably compromised.
The cops aren’t the patient disposal unit of last resort...
That was exactly how they acted, that's a good description. They were there to "take the trash out."
My friend was in medical malpractice insurance business. Two things she never will do:
Have a colonoscopy.
Be treated by a Physician’s Assistant.
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Two things, MM. My brother died at 58 from stage 4 colon cancer. Had he had a colonoscopy by a reputable doctor that specializes in colonoscopies, I’m almost 100% certain he’d be here today. Second, my daughter is a PA, and a very good one. I know the training and education that they go through is very extensive. I see a dermatologist every year due to previous issues and I will only see the PA there. She’s much more involved in the day to day than the doctor she works under.
One more thing, I see your posts and we are very much on the same page. I enjoy seeing your responses.
Right. I was just passing on my friend’s opinion based on years in that industry. I trust her opinions.
I have done many colonoscopies. At 75, I am done with them. Doc prescribes a mail-in DIY test.
Mom’s PCP is a PA and loves her. I personally have had both good and bad experiences with PAs — but that happens with doctors, too. (I hate my doctor now, and if I go to an appointment and her PA sees me instead, I prefer that.)
I have done many colonoscopies. At 75, I am done with them.
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Yep used to be a standard thing but I guess things change.
I don’t know if they are still a requirement today. Like
you I’m passed the age of mandatory bowel cleansing.
I think there are two responsible parties.
The diagnosis of constipation was obviously a mistake. You don’t die from that a few hours later.
The police should have asked her if she wanted to go to a different hospital or even taken her to one.
In our society today no one steps up anymore.
And Philip Brailsford was rehired just so he could collect his pension.
The police have no duty to help you, and they’d rather beat you to death anyway.
It will be interesting to watch this flesh out as other hospital systems and police departments(I assume also politicians)watch how this story develops. I could eventually see local police saying...”The patient states she doesn’t want to go and from looking at her she does appear to be in somemedical distress...without an updated doctor’s certification and without a safe Discharge plan and place for her to go we will not act to remove her without a proper court ordered eviction notice where her medical condition and discharge plans have been vetted by a judge.”
I think that is coming. I chose the term ‘eviction’ quite deliberately as the police use such terms with property owners who are trying get non paying renters and squatters of their properties.
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