Written patient consent required for sensitive exams, HHS guidance says

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8. I was training for volunteer EMT

at the time, part of our training was spending 24 hours observing in a hospital e.r. My sister-in-law and I went to the nearest hospital, a small rural place. It was quiet and boring, but somebody came in with rectal pain. The nurse in charge of the e.r. the day we were there, offered to let us observe as she examined the person's butt. My sister-in-law and I looked at each other, and I thought, 'I am never, ever going to need to see that!' So we declined and took a break while the nurse did the examination. She was disappointed we didn't want to stay.

Glad that someone is increasing the ability to see patients as more than a body.