Dr's office took childs blood without consent

[Proserpina]

I have standing orders. No form needed. I just walk in and sign in.

My point being that there is confirmation - in some way shape or form - that you are there for blood-work to be drawn.

If you didn't sign in, the wouldn't call your name or allow you to go in, right?

 

[CourtClerk]

If you didn't sign in, the wouldn't call your name or allow you to go in, right?

With my name (and yes, they only use first names there too), I suppose if I wait long enough, there will be someone to come in with my name. Maybe not be spelled the same, but I'm sure my name is called at least once a day whether i'm there or not.

My point is, the boy's name is probably not as unique as dad thinks it is, and at the boy's age, he should know (especially if he's at the docs often) when he's being seen or not. And if he's not able to tell whether or not he's being spoken to, then he shouldn't be left unattended. I'd like to think that my kid is just that extraordinary, but he's probably not as much as I think he is, but even he knows when he's at his doctor as opposed to someone elses.

 

[Proserpina]

With my name (and yes, they only use first names there too), I suppose if I wait long enough, there will be someone to come in with my name. Maybe not be spelled the same, but I'm sure my name is called at least once a day whether i'm there or not.

Aha! Mine uses last name only. If a name is deemed common - Smith, Jones - they'll use first name too. But generally they only use the last name.

My point is, the boy's name is probably not as unique as dad thinks it is, and at the boy's age, he should know (especially if he's at the docs often) when he's being seen or not. And if he's not able to tell whether or not he's being spoken to, then he shouldn't be left unattended. I'd like to think that my kid is just that extraordinary, but he's probably not as much as I think he is, but even he knows when he's at his doctor as opposed to someone elses.

Agreed. Completely.

 

[CourtClerk]

Aha! Mine uses last name only. If a name is deemed common - Smith, Jones - they'll use first name too. But generally they only use the last name.

Maybe we shoud write our congressman and have them mandate that they only use birthdates (complete with year). That'll be far less common. I know 2 people born on the same date as me, but we weren't born in the same year.

 

[Proserpina]

Maybe we shoud write our congressman and have them mandate that they only use birthdates (complete with year). That'll be far less common. I know 2 people born on the same date as me, but we weren't born in the same year.

I could absolutely get on top of that!

 

[starting over]

With my name (and yes, they only use first names there too), I suppose if I wait long enough, there will be someone to come in with my name. Maybe not be spelled the same, but I'm sure my name is called at least once a day whether i'm there or not.

My point is, the boy's name is probably not as unique as dad thinks it is, and at the boy's age, he should know (especially if he's at the docs often) when he's being seen or not. And if he's not able to tell whether or not he's being spoken to, then he shouldn't be left unattended. I'd like to think that my kid is just that extraordinary, but he's probably not as much as I think he is, but even he knows when he's at his doctor as opposed to someone elses.

Im not Dad, Im Mom. My son is not the only person named Brayden, but I don't think it is that "common" of a name. He is an 11 yo child, I don't believe he bears any responsibility in questioning why he was being asked to provide blood. The tech came out, called him by name & he responded. She told him he needed to have blood drawn, he complied. This is not my son's fault, nor is it mine. I don't think it is a matter of him being left unattended, he was sitting reading a book minding his own business.

I don't question that this was the Techs responsibilty to verify he was actually the patient, there should have been some type of paperwork. Again, he was an unattended minor & that should have been questioned on where I was at the least. I was just trying to get information to verify that my son's blood was properly disposed of and to draw attention to her "oh well" attitude that it happened to begin with.....thats all

 

[starting over]

How many times has someone died from having blood drawn???

I wasn't referring to my son dying from having blood drawn, I was referring to the "other" person that should have had THEIR blood drawn.

That other person could have been being tested for something & may have needed medication (or not) based on the test results. If their blood wasnt tested, they may not have received the treatment that they actually needed. I don't know if that was the case, but it easily could have been.

 

[starting over]

Kentucky: Board of Medical Licensure - Home

Also, what the nurse did is a crime. Assault.

Talk to your commonwealth's attorney.

Thank you, I will do that

 

[Indiana Filer]

Maybe we shoud write our congressman and have them mandate that they only use birthdates (complete with year). That'll be far less common. I know 2 people born on the same date as me, but we weren't born in the same year.

Won't work. I know several people in my county, including one of my judges, who share my exact birthday including the year. And I'm in a rural area.

 

[Proserpina]

Im not Dad, Im Mom. My son is not the only person named Brayden, but I don't think it is that "common" of a name. He is an 11 yo child, I don't believe he bears any responsibility in questioning why he was being asked to provide blood. The tech came out, called him by name & he responded. She told him he needed to have blood drawn, he complied. This is not my son's fault, nor is it mine. I don't think it is a matter of him being left unattended, he was sitting reading a book minding his own business.

I don't question that this was the Techs responsibilty to verify he was actually the patient, there should have been some type of paperwork. Again, he was an unattended minor & that should have been questioned on where I was at the least. I was just trying to get information to verify that my son's blood was properly disposed of and to draw attention to her "oh well" attitude that it happened to begin with.....thats all

I'm not asking this to be difficult.

But your 11 year old son doesn't know to say "...can you wait for my Mom please?"

Why do you think the tech called his name?

If it's such a locally unusual name...did the tech pull it from out of the blue?

 

[starting over]

I'm not asking this to be difficult.

But your 11 year old son doesn't know to say "...can you wait for my Mom please?"

Why do you think the tech called his name?

If it's such a locally unusual name...did the tech pull it from out of the blue?

Well, he does now....but he doesnt question authority or adults. Like I said, having his blood drawn is nothing new to him so it wasnt an issue. Heck, he didnt even tell me about it, I just happened to notice the bandage on his arm. This child spent well over his first 2 months of life in intensive care & is followed by a multitude of doctors for various reasons. So, he has learned to just "go with the flow", if you will.

I don't know why the tech called him by name, that is the part that confuses me the most. He said she did and she acknowledged that she did. Unfortunately, and this is my fault, I was so stumped by the whole thing happening that it wasnt until after I left the office & called DH that I started realizing how screwed up the situation really was. So, I didn't ask the "right" questions when I was face to face with her. That's why I was trying to gain information from the board to make sure when I followed up with the office manager, that all of the bases (including that particular question) was answered.

 

[lya]

How many times has someone died from having blood drawn???

Well, if someone did die from it, he or she only died once.

Surely a huge 'oops' happened in this OP's scenario--the order wasn't checked against the pt's ID, the date of birth wasn't verified by asking the 'patient', and so on.

What didn't happen is this--nobody snatched that unattended 11 year-old boy and did unspeakable horrors to him before killing him.

File the complaint with the appropriate licensing board--as is indicated.

As is also indicated, maybe someone will or has notified DSS about Mom's leaving a child totally unattended in a busy office's waiting room.