[quote]Squiggles wrote:
“Excuse me, sir. You got hit in the head. Drop your pants and bend over so I can see if you’re alright.”[/quote]
Even worse. When I was 18 I went for a run in way too cold weather and bruised my FEET (one of my toenails turned black). Foolishly, I went to the hospital and the doc was adamant that he was going to give me a rectal exam for this.
Finally he said that since I was so set in arguing with him against it I must have had a “traumatic experience once.” My response was basically, “Yeah sure, that’s it. Well, gotta be going…” Good thing he didn’t have the syringe of knockout juice handy I guess…
Exactly. I just find it odd that not only did they not explain what it was for (at the time), but also that the guy immediately refused without wanting to know what they thought they might find up his ass.
Maybe they did (or maybe he did). I doubt we’re getting all the facts from this one article, though, but I do agree with you.[/quote]
Here’s the part they didn’t report:
After getting hit on the head, he fell off his scaffold and skewered himself on another beam.
[quote]Grimnuruk wrote:
Even worse. When I was 18 I went for a run in way too cold weather and bruised my FEET (one of my toenails turned black). Foolishly, I went to the hospital and the doc was adamant that he was going to give me a rectal exam for this.
Finally he said that since I was so set in arguing with him against it I must have had a “traumatic experience once.” My response was basically, “Yeah sure, that’s it. Well, gotta be going…” Good thing he didn’t have the syringe of knockout juice handy I guess…[/quote]
WTF? “Black toe,” as they call it (though it’s the nail, not the toe), is very common among runners. Most consider it a badge of honor. (Personally, I don’t seek that particular badge, preferring that all my toenails be present and painted.)
Anyway, I really think the doc was trying to molest you.
All kidding aside, why not a x-ray instead of a rectal exam? He may have merit to his lawsuit. I’m sure there are other details left out in the reporting here. A judge did decide to pursue further.
This proceedure is quite common . I work as a security guard in a major hospital in Australia and have seen it done many times , usually on car accident victims . Apparently , the doctor is pressing on the base of the spine to check for feeling and this is the quickest and easiest way . Doctors here can temporarily supercede your rights if they believe you are not acting normally do to a head injury and do it without your consent , all legally . Might be the same over there ? Still , i think no should mean no !
So if I don’t give the doctor permission to do whatever he wants, I’m not acting rationally, so my right to refuse treatment is over-ruled and the doctor can then do whatever he wants.
