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[wrmedic82]

Are these scheduled visits, random visits, or visits in lieu of an ambulance when the abuser calls 911?

Dust,

Its a little bit of all the above except for when the person actually calls 911. Then of course we roll to the person / patient's house with maybe a response with a CC responder or supervisor.

Only thing that scares me to a degree is that now they have a policy that if the lead medic doesnt think patient meets medical necessity, he/she can call the supervisor. If the supervisor gives his blessing after given the assessment done by the lead medic, he/she can refuse to transport a patient. Counterproductive in my opinion. Im sure it will reduce the load, but is it worth the liability?

Edited September 8, 2009 by wrmedic82

[FireMedic65]

I guess it can depend on the situation. Just about everything we do can lead to liability if you think about it. If someone calls 911 for help and they don't need it. Like they tripped over and broke a finger or something. Do they need to see a DR? No, probably not. But maybe they hit their head or did some sort of other damage. More likely we see this all the time in MVCs. Patient states they are fine, but 3hrs later you see them walk into the ER with complaints they didn't have before.