Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 15:12     Subject: Re:What happens if someone refuses ambulance
Anonymous wrote:Op here. After a very difficult scene, she did go to the hospital. They did not find an injury from the fall, so they released her. Yes, she refused help from us to get up for hours. Short term situation resolved, but long term situation still with us. Hospital instructions were to follow up with primary care doctor, which she refuses to do. There are so many things she could do to improve the quality of her life but she refuses to do them--including help with depression . I appreciate your support--it is a challenging situation.


OP, thanks for checking in. Trying to assist an elderly parent is especially difficult when they are still "independent" with "dependent needs." Hang in there.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 13:38     Subject: Re:What happens if someone refuses ambulance
I just took an EMT class last spring. Patients who have their mental faculties and are adults can refuse to go to the hospital. We do our best to talk them into going, if they clearly need to go, but we can't force them to go.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 13:20     Subject: What happens if someone refuses ambulance
Once people get old alot of them stop trusting. Happened with my great grandparents. Hang in there op.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 13:16     Subject: Re:What happens if someone refuses ambulance
Op here. After a very difficult scene, she did go to the hospital. They did not find an injury from the fall, so they released her. Yes, she refused help from us to get up for hours. Short term situation resolved, but long term situation still with us. Hospital instructions were to follow up with primary care doctor, which she refuses to do. There are so many things she could do to improve the quality of her life but she refuses to do them--including help with depression . I appreciate your support--it is a challenging situation.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 10:06     Subject: What happens if someone refuses ambulance
Thinking of you, OP, and hoping that things are improved.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2013 09:51     Subject: What happens if someone refuses ambulance
This sounds like an awful day OP. I hope that your mother was able/willing to receive some treatment and you all were able to get some rest. It sounds like a tough, possibly long-term, situation.

Hugs.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2013 21:09     Subject: What happens if someone refuses ambulance
OP- I am confused. Were you and your Dad in the other room, and she was in the bathroom or something with the door locked?
Did she not want you/your Dad to help her?

Is everything okay now? Please update.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2013 16:48     Subject: What happens if someone refuses ambulance
I'm so sorry OP. Is there anyone she would be willing to listen to? Another family member, friend, pastor? Clearly she needs help of she's been laying on the floor for 8+ hours at this point. I hope the EMTs are able to reason with her. I think it's also time to talk with your father about possibly having her committed for 72 hours ( this can now be done without her consent since she's now proved she's a danger to herself) to have her mental health evaluated.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2013 14:45     Subject: Re:What happens if someone refuses ambulance
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Forgot to answer this question-- she keeps saying she will get up in her own, but she has been lying there since 630, trying to get up with a grab bar several times, but she cannot. 911 is here now. She is being very hostile -- will not talk to paramedics. She says she will never speak to me agAin.


Sorry this has been difficult for her. But you did the right thing OP. Hang in there. Things will get better once she gets the help she needs. Hugs.


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