Nurse, policeman, or both

[imintrouble]

Last night a single car MVA victim came to the floor for 23 hr obs. Cops brought him into the ER, he was discharged to us. Bumps, bruises, scrapes, but ok other than he was stupid drunk. During his admission, while cataloguing personal property, a nurse asked if she could go through his pockets. Kid said ok, but who knows what he thought he was saying ok to.

A baggie of pot was found, the nurse called the cops.

If he'd had a gun, ok. Call the cops. But a baggie of weed?

I'm sure ER nurses run into the above a lot. But being a floor nurse, we don't find drugs very often. What's your hospital's policy?

[Farawyn]

Yes, but it was a single vehicle. He just totaled his own car. I think had there been two cars involved, with injury on the other side, the decision to call the cops or not would have been more clear cut.

My beat up patient only hurt himself.

This time.

Glad he's okay, but I have very little tolerance for this. In this case, I would have let the cops know about the pot.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

I'd take it ....

HOME! Lol. Just kidding.