Guy Zandler
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I was on my first call on my own at the local volunteer squad. We got a call for a woman who broke into a train from the train station and was drunk.
We made our way and I asked the police what happened. When I met the individual I asked her how she was feeling and with alcohol on her breath she said, "fine," and she didn't understand what she did wrong. I told her what the police said and then told her I needed to ask her a few questions. I asked her for her name, what city she was in, and what day it was. She was able to give me all that information and told me she lived in NY but was here for work. I asked her if she wanted to refuse medical attention and before she signed my partner said, "Hang on! You're drunk. You're coming with me to the hospital." She refused. My partner said, "You're coming to the hospital or you're getting locked up." So she went. My partner said I was irresponsible and that she was drunk so she's altered.
My question is this: She was A&Ox3 and she knew where she lived. She did have alcohol on her breath but if she was able to answer my questions correctly then she's not altered. She may have committed a crime but she could have signed an RMA. Am I correct?
Thank you in advance for your responses. I'm just trying to learn from these situations.
We made our way and I asked the police what happened. When I met the individual I asked her how she was feeling and with alcohol on her breath she said, "fine," and she didn't understand what she did wrong. I told her what the police said and then told her I needed to ask her a few questions. I asked her for her name, what city she was in, and what day it was. She was able to give me all that information and told me she lived in NY but was here for work. I asked her if she wanted to refuse medical attention and before she signed my partner said, "Hang on! You're drunk. You're coming with me to the hospital." She refused. My partner said, "You're coming to the hospital or you're getting locked up." So she went. My partner said I was irresponsible and that she was drunk so she's altered.
My question is this: She was A&Ox3 and she knew where she lived. She did have alcohol on her breath but if she was able to answer my questions correctly then she's not altered. She may have committed a crime but she could have signed an RMA. Am I correct?
Thank you in advance for your responses. I'm just trying to learn from these situations.