 |
 |
Hi Jo, I don't think you have a right to insist that someone attends hospital, or to do anything with them even...this boils down to consent, however with that said, I advise our firstaiders that they should document any advice or action they did or suggested, whether or not this was complied with. From what I have heard about disclaimers, they are not worth the paper they are written on!! regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: Jo Jenkins [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 10 February 2004 13:47 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Right of Refusal All I wonder if anyone can advise me - last week had a situation where an individual with breathing problems was attended to by a first aider who advised him that he needed to be seen at the local A&E department. The first aider wanted to call an ambulance. This individual has an on going history of dyspnoea The 'casualty' refused his advice and also refused the first aider permission to telephone his wife to come and collect him. He went home by Taxi (thank goodness nothing happened). As an interim measure we have put a diclaimer in place. Can anyone advise me if we have the right to force (for want of a better word)the casualty to go to hospital if we feel that the individuals health is at great risk or would this be seen as an infringement of human rights? Would a disclaimer be sufficient if the casualty then left the premises by his own accord and then collapsed? Thanks Jo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives