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- From: kra@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Kenneth R Aron)
- Subject: Re: NYC-EMS
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.145054.25843@news.columbia.edu>
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- Organization: Columbia University
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 14:50:54 GMT
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- >>Richard Gutwirth: Many people will end up going to the hospital that don't
- >>need to go to the hospital, because the ultimate authority not to take
- >>them rests here in telemetry. So what will happen is that we'll be
- >>transporting someone who does not need (to go to the hosital, and while
- >>we're doing this) a cardiac arrest will occur, and (we won't be there to
- >>help).
-
- >Huh? How is it possible in New York for a paramedic to take someone to the
- >hospital that doesn't want to go? Do they have the authority to arrest the
- >patient, or do they simply have immunity from kidnapping laws?
-
- >--
- >Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
- >jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
- > "I don't want to read poor Microsoft bashing. I want to read good
- >Microsoft bashing." -- Douglas A. Bell, in comp.os.os2.advocacy (Me too!)
-
- That's not quite what he said. The 'medic is saying that they
- wind up taking people to the hospital who don't have to, but
- there's no MD on the telemetry unit to give the OK. Therefore,
- the 'medics have to tx. This doesn't imply that the patient
- doesn't want to go, it just means the 'medics don't feel he/she
- has to, but they have no choice. Someone correct me if I'm wrong
- on this one...
-
- Ken
-
-
- Kenneth R. Aron NYS EMT-Defibrillation | | / /
- kra@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu Columbia Area Volunteer Ambulance | |/ /
- Columbia University, NYC | |\ \
- "EMTs do it with patience" | | \ \
-