Child Abuse Cases

Wow Jon, that's pretty surprising. I always assumed any medical professional in a position to witness abuse or the results thereof would be mandated to report it.
 
Medic's Wife said:
Wow Jon, that's pretty surprising. I always assumed any medical professional in a position to witness abuse or the results thereof would be mandated to report it.
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Therein lies the problem.... not everyone sees EMT's, Medics, and FF's as "Medical Professionals."

We try, though.
 
Jon said:
Therein lies the problem.... not everyone sees EMT's, Medics, and FF's as "Medical Professionals.
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Sad...EMT's Medics and Firefighters need to be recongnized more!
 
In many states, MDs, Classroom Teachers, EMTs, RNs, and LEOs are mandated reporters. Whenever we suspect elder/child/spousal abuse we need to report it-- it may seem like a lot of paperwork, but I know people who have been "saved" because an MD cared enough to report the situation.
I think in a lot of cases, we are going to be the only people who see these people in their houses-- where the abuse may be happening. We can describe the environment and maybe talk to the patients when in the bus.
 
Medic's Wife said:
Aren't you guys required to report suspicions of abuse?
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As a police officer, I'm definately going to report child abuse suspicions or allegations. As far as EMS providers, I don't know the protocol but I would guess that a detailed report would suffice if an unfounded allegation makes someone nervous.
 
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