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If you have severe head trauma can you even consent to anything? As in, if you were completely unconscious when they found you, and they took you to that hospit
by oh_sigh 6y ago
If you have severe head trauma can you even consent to anything? As in, if you were completely unconscious when they found you, and they took you to that hospital, would you be on the hook for the bill even though you never agreed to be taken there?
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoThe healthcare system in the USA is set up to milk you like a the cash cow that you are, and it does not require your consent to start doing that. Most of the time I think you can opt out of receiving treatment, but I'm not 100% sure about that, and to your point, you may not be in a position to opt out. I had cracked my skull & scraped off half my face on the asphalt. I was in shock. The took me to the hospital the moment I couldn't answer some of the basic question that first responders ask. If I recall correctly, they asked me what day it was, and I said knew the answer, but that I needed to think about it. I was most definitely not in my right state of mind, but I was not in a position to deny treatment, let alone navigate the finer points of in & out of network care.