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#549 Medic

#549 Medic

by Hawk on 02/12/2016 at 2:54 am
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  1. man in black
    02/12/2016, 7:59 pm | #

    Does she know how to sew?

  2. Westside guy
    02/13/2016, 5:43 pm | #

    Tadashi is probably hoping for mouth to mouth.

  3. Aslandus
    02/14/2016, 8:02 am | #

    Because, you know, “someone shot me, I need help” wouldn’t convince hospital staff to treat you…

  4. DaveP.
    02/14/2016, 10:34 pm | #

    Oh it’d convince them to help, all right… and then call the police, because they do that for ANY gunshot victims that come in, as a matter of policy. Aren’t we trying to avoid them?

  5. Chinuup salmon
    02/24/2018, 5:48 pm | #

    I am a doctor and have worked at various hospitals. Sometimes police bring patients in for treatment. I want to make the important distinction that we do not call them in for suspicious injuries, for this very reason. When we do call police, it is because someone is actively threatening violence against staff, visitors, patients, or public; or if theree is evidence of child abuse. Any institution which goes beyond this is breaking ethical code, and would be a legally liable for making that exception–it is definitely not the usual or proper response.

    Why did I take the time to write such a big long comment? Because I believe we need to inform people who are already marginalized/at risk due to trouble with authority that it should not prevent them from receiving medical care–our concern is the patient’s wellbeing.

  6. Chinuup salmon
    02/24/2018, 5:51 pm | #

    Btw that is intended as a response to above comments, and may accidentally come off as heated; I assure everyone that it’s just my “important message” tone lol, no harm intended.

  7. Hawk
    02/26/2018, 12:48 am | #

    Chinuup salmon, that’s a very interesting thing you’ve brought up. Thanks for sharing it. It’s especially interesting because it’s a pretty common trope in fiction for people to avoid hospitals when they’ve been injured in a crime, to the point where I never would have imagined real hospitals have that kind of policy in place.

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