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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No, but I think some people have enough self-awareness to know how they would respond in an emergency. My fight or flight reflex from being restrained would be much greater than the risk of me ripping out an IV given how much I hate having them put in. I can't be the only one given that this isn't even standard practice in the U.K. (considered inhumane) and a significant number of U.S. hospitals.
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I am from the UK and yes it's true that strapping the arms down is absolutely not done at all here in the UK not in any hospital. Though it seems to be done in many other counties, The UK is one of the few places that does not have this practice.

And what I have found horrifying is that I have read posts on the web from many American women who were strapped to the OR table against their will even though they stated they did not want this. In the UK such would be assault yet in the USA it seems that they can just do this without your consent(strap your arms down) which is shocking.

In the UK many hospital do allow your partner to be with you for the Spinal and the baby is given to mom to hold right away in the OR as son as it is born. If someone is very nervous and freaking out they would just revert to GA but they would never strap you down no matter what as that form of restraint is illegal here and would be an assault on the person.

Here in the UK we have the right to refuse any or al, or part of any procedure we do not want. Yet in the USA hospitals it appears not to be the case. And it is quite frightening that in the USA they can just do what they want to without your consent and get away with it.
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No, you have the right to refuse consent to any procedure in the US as well, and to revoke previously given consent at any time. It's just that if a hospital doesn't abide by your wishes, your legal remedies are (practically speaking) minimal. [/quote]

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