American Hospital law- Can I reuse to have my arms strapped Down?

[Polly Page]

You can find something on the internet that will verify pretty much any theory you want to hold, no matter how far from reality it is. The fact that you see it on the internet doesn't make it true.

Well I read about it on Community Babycentre forums which is an American forum. There are a lot of threads on that forum from American mums who said their arms were strapped down and some said it was done to them even though they told the nurses not to. But this was in different states in America not in New York. So maybe the law in other states is different.

 

[Silverplum]

Well I read about it on Community Babycentre forums which is an American forum. There are a lot of threads on that forum from American mums who said their arms were strapped down and some said it was done to them even though they told the nurses not to. But this was in different states in America not in New York. So maybe the law in other states is different.

We don't spell words that end in "er" with an "re." And we don't use "mum" for "Mom," except in some families that may choose to do so.

(I call mine "Moe," but that's because she's Dutch.)

Not a bit of it is a legal matter. You should probably go watch some more tv.

 

[Zigner]

Well I read about it on Community Babycentre forums which is an American forum.

I find it strange that a "American" forum has a URL that ends with .uk

 

[Silverplum]

I find it strange that a "American" forum has a URL that ends with .uk

Centre.

 

[Proserpina]

If you have ever seen the UK Birth program One Born Every Minute which shows birth in the UK in different NHS hospitals including C Sections. You will see that NONE of the mums were strapped down. All mums had their arms free. Yet when I saw A Baby Story the American TV birth show I saw a lot of mums arms were strapped down. So it seems America is a lot different from the UK.

No, you didn't. You're either gravely mistaken, believing someone else's horror story or ... "embellishing" . Pick one.

The restraints you are talking about in England are when someone is Sectioned or Detained under the Mental Health Act in a psychiatric hospital. Then they can force you to take medication or have treatment. but they don't use straps or strap you to the bed as they do in the American hospital. Those restraints are not allowed in the UK. And they don't strap you to the OR table in the UK either.

Yet I read on an American nurses form that someone who had eye surgery while awake in hospital in America got their arms strapped down. But they don't do that either in the UK.

Oh for Pete's sake. Not only are you flat out WRONG, you're willfully clueless to boot.

 

[Proserpina]

Ew. What a dreadful idea.

I called it.

 

[Polly Page]

I find it strange that a "American" forum has a URL that ends with .uk

No it's an American forum but it won't let me post the link.
When I tried to post the link in my last post it got put into moderation.

 

[Silverplum]

No it's an American forum but it won't let me post the link.
When I tried to post the link in my last post it got put into moderation.

That's fine. Because WE STILL DO NOT CARE.

 

[Polly Page]

No, you didn't. You're either gravely mistaken, believing someone else's horror story or ... "embellishing" . Pick one.




Oh for Pete's sake. Not only are you flat out WRONG, you're willfully clueless to boot.

No No it never happened to anybody in England because they don't do that there. The posts I read we from American websites from women who had C Sections in America in American hospitals.
In fact I told my American boyfriend that if we get married I am not going to live here in America because they strap people down in the OR during C Sections. And I don't want them to do that to me.
That's why if I marry my boyfriend either lives with me in England where this don't happen or we don't get married at all.

 

[Zigner]

No No it never happened to anybody in England because they don't do that there. The posts I read we from American websites from women who had C Sections in America in American hospitals.
In fact I told my American boyfriend that if we get married I am not going to live here in America because they strap people down in the OR during C Sections. And I don't want them to do that to me.
That's why if I marry my boyfriend either lives with me in England where this don't happen or we don't get married at all.

I guess we're done here then.


(Folks, THIS is why many of us don't do hypotheticals )

 

[justalayman]

Well in England they don't strap your arms down. Not in any hospital they don't even use the arm boards.They just lay your arms on your chest. I was present at my friends C Section in England where she was awake and they never strapped her arms down. It was never even suggested. When I told the hospital staff about what they do here in America (strap the arms) they said no were are not allowed to do that. It's a restraint and were surprised when I told them about American hospitals. So I don't know why things are so different here in America.

how eo you know they don't strap you down? Many people undergoing surgeries in the US are strapped down and never know it since they are anesthetized and not aware of it.


strapping a persons arms is done for a reason. It is a matter of safety both for the doctor and the patient. If you don't want it done to you, then go to England and have your c-section.

 

[quincy]

Well in England they don't strap your arms down. Not in any hospital they don't even use the arm boards.They just lay your arms on your chest. I was present at my friends C Section in England where she was awake and they never strapped her arms down. It was never even suggested. When I told the hospital staff about what they do here in America (strap the arms) they said no were are not allowed to do that. It's a restraint and were surprised when I told them about American hospitals. So I don't know why things are so different here in America.

Wow. Never did I think I would be able to speak on standard procedure for C-sections in American hospitals - but apparently I can.

I was present at THREE C-sections in a US hospital and there was no strapping of arms*. It was never even suggested. So my experience trumps yours, Polly Page.




*in the interest of full disclosure, one of MY arms was restrained during each procedure - but that was my wife's standard procedure and not the hospital's

 

[Polly Page]

Wow. Never did I think I would be able to speak on standard procedure for C-sections in American hospitals - but apparently I can.

I was present at THREE C-sections in a US hospital and there was no strapping of arms*. It was never even suggested. So my experience trumps yours, Polly Page.

Hi Quincy.
Are you a doctor?
So what you are saying is that there are some hospitals in America that think like our hospitals in England do, and don't strap the arms down?

 

[Zigner]

Hi Quincy.
Are you a doctor?
So what you are saying is that there are some hospitals in America that think like our hospitals in England do, and don't strap the arms down?

I thought you said they don't in England...


Anyway, it's case specific. Yours is a hypothetical question...good day.

 

[justalayman]

Wow. Never did I think I would be able to speak on standard procedure for C-sections in American hospitals - but apparently I can.

I was present at THREE C-sections in a US hospital and there was no strapping of arms*. It was never even suggested. So my experience trumps yours, Polly Page.




*in the interest of full disclosure, ONE of my arms was restrained during each procedure - but that was my wife's standard procedure and not the hospital's

huh? one of YOUR arms was restrained? is it that your wife was the one doing the restraining?



but anytime a patient is put into a condition where they may move and that movement could cause injury, they can strap them down. With a c-section I believe they are not typically anesthetized but only sedated so it is likely less common since when sedated, you are technically awake (except people like me that fall asleep even with sedation) I know in a couple surgeries (anesthetized) I had, my arms were strapped; one arm because they were operating on it and you really don't want your arm to twitch when the doc is holding a really sharp knife near arteries and nerves. The other arm was strapped because I had an IV and if I moved my arm around it could dislodge the IV or cause it to be pushed into my arm causing issues they would have had to stop the surgery for and deal with.