Re: drink driving question

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:03:42 -0000, "Aaron B" <AB@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'd have thought that you'd be in hospital if you had collapsed. I didn't
think that a hospital could take samples for use like this without your
consent.

No, they cannot. So the police would ask you to consent to them
having a copy of the result of the blood test. If you refuse to give
consent, you would be charged with the offence of refusing to provide
a sample.

Assuming that the hospital ordered a blood alcohol test. What is the
protocol for ordering such a test, and would a hospital order one if there
was no medical indication? I don't know how common they are. When I worked
in a path lab, although the test was listed I can't remember it ever being
ordered but I never did A&E samples.

If the hospital did not perform the test, the police would ask you to
consent to them having part of the blood sample that was taken.

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Cynic


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