Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Exercise 22

In Maryland, according to EMS Director Lundy, state law allows EMTs to do what is right for the patient when transporting them for care. In other states, the law may say you must obey the patient's instructions, regardless of what those instructions are.
You are an EMT in South Carolina, where state law says the patient has the last word. The patient has been injured in a car accident, and you want to take him to a hospital with a level 1 trauma center, but he says no, take him to a different hospital, without a level 1 trauma center. Legally and ethically, what will you do?
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