Employee Refuses Treatment
ILBanker
10 Posts
I'm hoping that you all can give me some input on a situation that occurred while I was on vacation...An employee got a nosebleed that became very severe. After a half hour it had not stopped, but gotten worse. Other employees tried to get her to go to a doctor or the emergency room, but she did not want to go. A manager contacted the emergency room. They gave some instructions to try to stop it and told her that if it did not stop to bring the employee in. It did not stop, but the employee continued to refuse to seek treatment and started to get hostile toward other employees offering assistance. Eventually they convinced her to go to the hospital and once they got her there the doctor informed the other employees that they would not have been able to stop it on their own and it could have been detrimental to the employee. Should we,in situations like this, call 911 regardless of the employee's willingness? I know there is potential liability for not taking action and in turn something bad happens, but is there an issue with attempting to force treatment? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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My $0.02 worth!
DJ The Balloonman
Put your plan in place and act accordingly. If the ee can not afford the ride, then the company should pay the ride. For sure, one can not prove company failed to act!
PORK