My question involves public health law in the State of: Florida
My wife called her pharmacy while with a blood sugar level of 50 or lower asking for a referral to a Counselor for depression. She should have called her PCP but at blood sugar levels of 50 people are not competent, are not thinking clearly. My wife would not take no for an answer, "would not hang up". The Pharmacy Clerk called their regional office who called 911 stating that they had a suicide caller who would not hang up.
Police are dispatched and the officer would not wait till she had something to eat for her blood sugar level to normalize (10 min). He involuntarily Baker acts her and takes her to the local ER. The ER doctor finds that she is not suicidal but passes her on the the Behavior wing of the hospital. About 24 hours later after I have a fit in the office asking when she would be evaluated by a doctor as she is NOT suicidal, she is released. We request police reports, 911 call and medical records.
1) The officer just copied the first sentence of the 911 call in his report. That is provably conflicted as you do not try to get someone to hangup if they are making a suicide call.
2) The officer did not give my wife a chance to volunteer for examination as she was incompetent (blood sugar level of 50).
3) ER doctor and Psychiatric doctor appear to be struggling trying to understand what was happening as her statements and medical condition do not support a baker act.
My wife does not remember most of the events of that day until her blood sugar level normalized. She moved into my hearing with the phone in time for me to hear her say; " I do not need an ambulance or Police, I just need a referral to a counselor for depression, it's critical I get a referral." She then handed the phone to me and the police arrive.
Some $3000 later we are trying to piece together how this happened.
Questions: The ER doctor evaluated her and stated that she is not suicidal in his notes. Why was she still baker acted? Shouldn't she have been released at that time? Obviously she was voluntarily seeking help for depression (call to the pharmacy). Unfortunately you can not hear my wife in the 911 tape since the call was transferred from the clerk to the regional office and then to 911. It jumps out at you, if you are looking for it, that you can't be trying to get someone to hangup if they are making a suicide call.
So we only have that one conflicting statement and my hearing the tail end of the conversation which only the clerk could hear not the regional Pharmacy representative that called 911. The regional representative is relying on relayed statements and is the one calling 911. This last statement of my wife if heard should have called into question the entire narrative relayed by the clerk.
Who is responsible for these bills? Is the Pharmacy or Police officer liable in whole or part?
What about police records? I'm afraid that she is now "know" as a suicide risk and could be baker acted a second time easier even if it's again a mistake.
Unfortunately I am one of those self riotous fools who believe in truth and justice and wants the record to reflect the truth. How do I accomplish that?
My wife called her pharmacy while with a blood sugar level of 50 or lower asking for a referral to a Counselor for depression. She should have called her PCP but at blood sugar levels of 50 people are not competent, are not thinking clearly. My wife would not take no for an answer, "would not hang up". The Pharmacy Clerk called their regional office who called 911 stating that they had a suicide caller who would not hang up.
Police are dispatched and the officer would not wait till she had something to eat for her blood sugar level to normalize (10 min). He involuntarily Baker acts her and takes her to the local ER. The ER doctor finds that she is not suicidal but passes her on the the Behavior wing of the hospital. About 24 hours later after I have a fit in the office asking when she would be evaluated by a doctor as she is NOT suicidal, she is released. We request police reports, 911 call and medical records.
1) The officer just copied the first sentence of the 911 call in his report. That is provably conflicted as you do not try to get someone to hangup if they are making a suicide call.
2) The officer did not give my wife a chance to volunteer for examination as she was incompetent (blood sugar level of 50).
3) ER doctor and Psychiatric doctor appear to be struggling trying to understand what was happening as her statements and medical condition do not support a baker act.
My wife does not remember most of the events of that day until her blood sugar level normalized. She moved into my hearing with the phone in time for me to hear her say; " I do not need an ambulance or Police, I just need a referral to a counselor for depression, it's critical I get a referral." She then handed the phone to me and the police arrive.
Some $3000 later we are trying to piece together how this happened.
Questions: The ER doctor evaluated her and stated that she is not suicidal in his notes. Why was she still baker acted? Shouldn't she have been released at that time? Obviously she was voluntarily seeking help for depression (call to the pharmacy). Unfortunately you can not hear my wife in the 911 tape since the call was transferred from the clerk to the regional office and then to 911. It jumps out at you, if you are looking for it, that you can't be trying to get someone to hangup if they are making a suicide call.
So we only have that one conflicting statement and my hearing the tail end of the conversation which only the clerk could hear not the regional Pharmacy representative that called 911. The regional representative is relying on relayed statements and is the one calling 911. This last statement of my wife if heard should have called into question the entire narrative relayed by the clerk.
Who is responsible for these bills? Is the Pharmacy or Police officer liable in whole or part?
What about police records? I'm afraid that she is now "know" as a suicide risk and could be baker acted a second time easier even if it's again a mistake.
Unfortunately I am one of those self riotous fools who believe in truth and justice and wants the record to reflect the truth. How do I accomplish that?
Mental Health: What Can You Do if You're Wrongfully Baker Acted
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