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A hospital is a dangerous place for a sick person to be.

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I agree full heartedly with Greta; however, I can speak from experience that some of these recommendation are NOT practical . See the following examples:

1. Recently, in an emergency room visit, I wrote allover the hospital admission (and consent to teat) form, and asked for a hard copy 'No PROTOCOL INITIATED ( IM, PO, IV) WITHOUT A PRIOR SIGNED INFORMED CONSENT'. The result was: On my hospital notes, the tattooed nurse wrote "patient refuses treatment" , this is the same tattooed nurse who asked me if I knew what an 'Informed Consent' is . Since this is my nearest hospital that I go to in case of emergencies , now I am faced with the ugly task of discovering how I may legally change my hospital records and ask for disciplinary action against the tattooed hippy for falsified records.!

2. At the same emergency room visit mentioned above, I refused to sign a hospital electronic pad that shows absolutely nothing of what am I signing for , only asking you to trust the clerk who is shoving the electronic machine down your face while shouting with a resounding voice ' NEXT, PLEASE'. I asked for a hard copy and this caused a major racket at the desk, all this was taking place while I was feeling miserable as well as concerned about my health.

The US is the country of 'How many burgers can you flip in one minute', for all I know, this may even be the National Anthem!!!

While I greatly value the very good advices presented here, allowance must be made for the negative reactions and treatment you will receive while you are ill and not in your full mental sharpness.

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