woman dies while being arrested for refusing to leave hospital

[trishguard]

Originally Posted by lionking

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"Police say a Florida woman who collapsed after police arrested her for refusing to leave a Florida hospital when doctors discharged her died from a blood clot in her lung"


discuss blame here?

The hospital should not have released her if she were still sick. I don't know if they could have helped her, but having her arrest being the last thing that happened to her in life really sucks.

[Regina14]

Sounds like the policemen were just doing their jobs; since they did not have the responsibility to evaluate her health - that was the duty of the hospital personnel - and they failed miserably. A justified lawsuit is coming up, I'm sure. Hope the poor woman's heirs do well.

[Utopian Slums]

Originally Posted by gg

Yeah, but that isn't as big as race these days, so isn't this a race thingy too?

I'm not sure what your point is. Are you truly saying that race is a factor here or are you just in shock that no one is playing the "race card?"

From what I've seen from dismissive MDs, "fat and female" seems to be a major access to care problem over "thin black male." Many MDs, especially males, still minimize as many problems of women as they can. I can only assume this dates back to the "hysteria" diagnosis.

There was never such a racist diagnosis used with blacks that came close to hysteria. And it seems they were indeed treating this woman like she was hysterical and not taking her seriously.

In my observation and experience, the typical factors that influence black people's care are the same that impact poor people's.

[reneeh63]

I'm not sure why "being fat" means there is no one at fault for the PROXIMAL cause of death - pulmonary embolism - and if she did not receive proper treatment.

I guess we now condemn anyone if they die from anything that could POSSIBLY be traced to something you have even 1% control over? Let's see...if you choose to live in a major city with pollution then YOU are responsible for your COPD, asthma, etc.?

[hunterseat]

Originally Posted by TerraDown

I think this is just so sad the entire way around. The woman knew something was terribly wrong, and was at Hospital. The police are not at fault in any way, they were only responding to a call. The hospital is at fault, if there is any at all. Of course, this is just an opinion, and everyone has one of those...
I feel so terrible for the lady's family.

I had a friend who was indeed grossly obese (think Cass Elliot a her heaviest). I got frustrated with her because she talked of wanting to lose 200 pounds yet posted fb pics of food she made - full large meals and desserts when she lived alone. I was so saddened to learn she had been seen at a hospital and sent home only to die on her way back to the hospital ER because she wasn't being treated correctly.

I really don't think obese people get treated well. Yes they are at fault where their weight is concerned but if a thin drug addict came to the ER with similar complaints, they'd probably be taken care of.