Posted by tessellated on December 12, 2006, at 20:52:59
In reply to I hear you!!!, posted by RN320 on December 12, 2006, at 19:53:41
I cant stand the ER.
Though I'm not sure if its' the california health care system or the freak out's they have with psy meds.
I was force hospitalized during heartbreak with cops and EMT's in my house without my permission, who took me to the ER without my consent, and there wanted to medicate me and perform a barrage of useless tests. The EMT's intimidated me in order to make me shut up so they could converse on taco fillings-i'm serious.
At the ER I eventually forced my way out by involving security and asking them if they would beat me with their baton's in order to make me stay. The security guy was the only "sane" person i dealt with. I asked if they had a "right" to hold me, and that I would leave by force of will if intmidated, so his demeanor (middle age mexican guy) really saved the situation.
I still left forcibly, without a bill, undrugged. OMFG. It took 4 stupid costly trips before i worked out how to do that.
ps: my sense is, you get ativan if you're stressed, non-psychotic, or non drug seeking, or haldol in psy cases. both impair ones ability to reason. haldol (i think) because it doesn't interfere with respiratory conditions/heart rate as much is the safe bet. i had to force them not to hit me with ativan IV. ironic, but sure makes their job easier. just dose em'. take a smoke break...
hopefully we can all avoid that place as much as is possible.
yeah, it would be great to have a friend who's a MD.
otherwise i think one is simply in confrontation with the "system".
l8
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