Medical Malpractice medical malpractice

[motherm]

Can I sue a dr for injecting my IV with zofran after I told them I was not ok with the risk it came with and I didn't want it.

 

[KatDini]

What injury have you suffered?

 

[motherm]

None that i know of so far this just happened.

 

[cbg]

No damages, no case. (30 character limit)

 

[motherm]

So they can inject me with any drugs against my will and I can't do anything about it ? Even thought they said they'd give me an alternative medication but really didn't

 

[army judge]

So they can inject me with any drugs against my will and I can't do anything about it ? Even thought they said they'd give me an alternative medication but really didn't

No, any patient, with a few exceptions can simply refuse treatment.
Alternatively, any patient is free to walk out the hospital and sign a form indicating the decision to leave is AMA, against medical advice, with a few rare exceptions, none of which seem to apply to you.

Bottom line, if a medical provider was going to do something you didn't want done, you could have simply said, "Please stop, I don't want to receive that medicine."
You could have then left (as described above), or asked, "Are there any options to my receiving DRUG XYZ?"

 

[motherm]

Thats what I'm saying after I told them i did not want the zofran, they said they'd give an alternative med. They didn't notify me they were injecting me with the zofran still untill after the 2nd dose. A nurse came back and asked me if the zofran was working. And that's when I stated again, I asked you not to give me zofran. And she replied "well that's what we ordered for you" after being told that I left the er. But they had already injected me twice with this drug without telling me so Untill it was in my system

 

[ElleMD]

If there are no damages other than your annoyance, there is no malpractice case. You are free to find a new doctor or medical practitioner. I'm not sure what the purpose of a suit with no damages would be. What exactly would you expect to be done after the fact?

 

[Betty3]

If you end up having any damages (medical problems) due to being given the drug & against your will, then you "might" have a case. At this time, I don't see what you would have a case for.