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[RC] The patient has no say (was: Medical Helicopters) - k s swigart

Truman said:


The real rub comes from the fact the patient has no say,


This is simply not true.  As long as the patient is conscious, alert, and 
oriented x4 (knows name, the date, place, and circumstances/purpose), s/he may 
refuse any treatment and/or transportation that s/he wants to.

Although, you have to be careful because the medical professionals making the 
assessment know a few tricks to get you to goof up in answering these questions 
so they can claim that you weren't oriented x4 and therefore incapable of 
refusing treatment.  But refusing to pay if they render 
treatment/transportation is almost as good as refusing treatment/transportation.

kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)

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