Thursday, March 14, 2013
Procedures without asking
Today in class we talked about doctors doing procedures on patients without their knowledge. I think that if a doctor has a chance to talk to a patients about what procedures they are doing before they do them they should. I also think that a doctor should inform the patient of other complications would arise and what steps could be taken if they were to happen. But I believe that when a person gets rushed to the emergency room the doctors should be able to do what ever procedures they see fit to help that person survive. I also think that just because doctors decide to change their plan of action because after starting a surgery does not mean that they are taking advantage of the patient, it just means that the different action plan that better suits that patient. Why does it always seem that doctors are getting bashed for just trying to help save lives? Why do we always go straight to them being wrong just because people before them did wrong?
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I feel that any field can be sued for any money these days. There might be some sort of waiver form signed by certain patients that may sign forms consenting if surgery is needed. I also think that if the patient is in a stage that cannot give consent, they either need a family member who needs to give consent, or they might not be able to do anything. Those that risk saving lives without consent are at high risk of being sued whether or not the solution is successful or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Darren on this. But I feel that the doctors should be more honest with the patients. If a patient is getting surgery, then they should ask someone that would be able to give consent. Or, if they find the problem after the surgery, and it is minor, they should go over the information with the patient first. Either way, I feel that the patient should know beforehand if another surgery needs to happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all three of you guys actually. Doctors should 110% talk to their patients about the procedures and processes of it. The patient obviously has a right to know what is going to/happening to their body when he/she is "under the knife."
ReplyDeleteI feel like the doctor should get the patient's consent, unless it needs to be address in a matter of seconds, then just perform it anyways- it could potentially save that person's life!!
Also, people just wanna sue nowadays no matter what. It's all about the money!!!
~Chad S.