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My dad had a heart-related scare, but we left the hospital after waiting 10 hours and not being seen (we were checked in an triaged, but that was it). Thank goo
by kajecounterhack 3y ago
My dad had a heart-related scare, but we left the hospital after waiting 10 hours and not being seen (we were checked in an triaged, but that was it). Thank goodness I had prepared multiple meals + brought water but we did not expect that long of a wait, especially for something heart related.
After all that time, it just felt less risky to go home and get some baby aspirin. They made us sign a waiver as we left.
- adastra22 3y ago> They made us sign a waiver as we left. Could you have refused?
- kajecounterhack 3y agoMaybe? We were tired and just wanted to go so we didn't fight them on it.
- adastra22 3y agoI mean you could just… go. Like get up and walk out of the room. Unless you’re under a psychiatric hold or other such specialized circumstances, they have no legal authority to keep you there. It’d be holding you against your will, and a criminal action by the hospital. You have the right to just get up and walk out without signing a damn thing, though they may try to tell you otherwise.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoIn retrospect we probably should have just done that.