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Tue Apr 22 20:39:02 BST 2008

And in the same frame as when a women says no, it means NO, not maybe, correct ! What is the difference when a man says no, and it makes no difference in this world what the Dr's opinion was, if this man did indeed say not only no, but begged for this not to be done, this is still , at least as of right now ,The United States of America people and it is his right and any one on this list that feels there MD overrules the free choice of a adult that is Awake Alert and oriented , should not only be found liable, but further more there should have been charges filed against this doctor, not the pt that was being assaulted just because this ER doctor was pissed because someone lacking the proper information of why this might have needed to be done had the ignorance to refuse his judgment ! This kind of situation is just as responsible for lawsuits as the BS crap that comes up ! Come on folks !
Bowser
-------------- Original message from "Charlene M Morris" <cvmmorris at gmail.com>: -------------- 


> Apart from the ramifications of an exam the clinician feels is necessary, I 
> am STILL of the mind that patients have rights and responsibilities. In this 
> instance, I would have documented in bold letters: "PATIENT DECLINES [OR 
> REFUSES] RECTAL EXAM DESPITE STATING ITS IMPORTANCE IN HIS CASE FOR 
> DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT". Whether that holds up in a COURT OF LAW is 
> yet another issue. 
> 
> I once worked with a Dr. who wanted to do a breast exam on ALL women. His 
> nurse defended his committment to detecting breast cancer, but to my mind-- 
> if a woman (PATIENT) says no, she should NOT be subjected to what the Dr. 
> *felt* necessary.. 
> 
> JMO-- 
> 
> Charlene Morris 
> 
> 
> On 4/22/08, Jeffery Hammond wrote: 
> > 
> > I guess it's time to agree to disagree. :) 
> > 
> > JSH 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto: 
> > trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] 
> > On Behalf Of Moore, Rick 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:30 PM 
> > To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list 
> > Subject: RE: [ccm-l] RE: Rectal Exam Lawsuit DENIED 
> > 
> > 
> > Gee, I didn't hear any indignation about "passing judgment in a situation 
> > where we have very limited information" directed towards the other 
> > comments 
> > that were uniformly condemning lawyers and praising the "good guys." 
> > 
> > That's because until your comments nobody had been indignant calling the 
> > procedure unwarranted, unnecessary and hogwash, again based on only one 
> > limited side of the story. All conclusions that no one other than those 
> > close to the case with all the information should make. 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
> > [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Jeffery Hammond 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:01 PM 
> > To: 'Trauma & Critical Care mailing list' 
> > Cc: 'CCML' 
> > Subject: RE: [ccm-l] RE: Rectal Exam Lawsuit DENIED 
> > 
> > Replies below to Dr Myers comments... 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: Jeff Myers, D.O., Ed.M. [mailto:myersj at alum.rpi.edu] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:38 PM 
> > To: Jeffery Hammond 
> > Cc: 'Trauma & Critical Care mailing list'; 'CCML' 
> > Subject: Re: [ccm-l] RE: Rectal Exam Lawsuit DENIED 
> > 
> > Remember all, we are getting the lay press' report of the events and 
> > armchair quarterbacking the incident. 
> > 
> > -->>Agreed 
> > 
> > All I glen was that this patient was struck in the head at a construction 
> > site. Was the treating team concerned about a head and c-spine injury? 
> > 
> > -->> You don't need a rectal exam for an injury limited to the head 
> > in a patient moving all 4 extremities. 
> > 
> > Were they concerned the patient was combative / ? altered from the head 
> > injury? 
> > 
> > -->> He was apparently talking to them. He didn't become 
> > combative 
> > until they tried to bugger him. 
> > 
> > The patient was not only sedated but intubated (according to the 
> > description) - doesn't this scenario occur across the country when we are 
> > taking care of altered trauma patients so we can obtain timely imaging and 
> > intervene rapidly? 
> > 
> > -->> Yes, in heavily intoxicated patients or those with major 
> > TBI. 
> > But, in this case (agreeing that we have only part of the data) I would 
> > counsel any trauma team member who intubated a patient just to do a rectal 
> > exam. 
> > 
> > I just ask you all to reflect on situations where you may have done the 
> > same 
> > thing as reported because you were doing the right thing for the patient 
> > before passing judgment in a situation where we have very limited 
> > information. 
> > 
> > -->> Gee, I didn't hear any indignation about "passing judgment 
> > in a situation where we have very limited information" directed towards 
> > the 
> > other comments that were uniformly condeming lawyers and praising the 
> > "good 
> > guys." 
> > 
> > Jeffrey Hammond MD, MNPH 
> > New Brunswick, NJ 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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