[1389] in UA Exec
Re: Ambulance Confidentiality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Miranda)
Tue Sep 25 15:46:17 2012
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From: Alan Miranda <amiranda@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:45:42 -0400
To: Edward Mugica <edmugica@mit.edu>
Cc: Michael E Plasmeier <theplaz@mit.edu>, Katy I Gero <kgero@mit.edu>,
"ua-exec@mit.edu" <ua-exec@mit.edu>
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I've talked to someone and they have mentioned that the Dean on call can in
fact talk to S^3 and let them know about a transport. Say in the case this
happened on Tuesday before classes and you needed help, they can inform S^3
that some academic assistance may be needed.
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Edward Mugica <edmugica@mit.edu> wrote:
> While I'm not completely sure about this, I'm pretty confident that the
> Dean on call is in fact bound to confidentiality about the specifics of a
> transport. I'll check up on this and get back to you.
>
> thank you,
> Edward
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Michael E Plasmeier <theplaz@mit.edu>wr=
ote:
>
>> Don=92t leave many details on the phone call=85****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* katystreet@gmail.com [mailto:katystreet@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
>> *Katy Gero
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 9:52 PM
>> *To:* ua-exec@mit.edu
>> *Subject:* Ambulance Confidentiality****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hello everyone that is on this mailing list,
>>
>> Let me know if this is not the correct mailing list to use for this
>> issue. I recently learned that when you call campus police at 100 all
>> details from that call are reported to the Dean on Call, who is not in a=
ny
>> way bound by confidentiality. (The list of people a Dean on Call might t=
ell
>> is quite large, and includes, I think, other Deans on Call, S^3, Dean
>> Humphrey's, Barbara Baker...) So while the EMTs are completely
>> confidential, you can only call the EMTs through campus police. This is
>> pretty upsetting to me, since I have generally been told that calling an
>> ambulance is confidential and is something I tell others to encourage th=
em
>> to call 100 in an emergency situation.
>>
>> I would be pretty upset if S^3 based their decision of what to do with m=
e
>> because of on an incident I was involved with when the EMTs were called.
>>
>> I also recently learned that the Good Samaritan policy only applies to
>> alcohol related incidents. I have similar feelings towards this.
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is an issue the UA wants to pick up, but I would be
>> in support of looking into these policies.
>>
>> Katy Gero
>> Senior Haus President and Former UA Senate Member
>>
>> ****
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Edward Mugica
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology '13
> Aeronautics and Astronautics
>
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Alan Miranda
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT - 2014
amiranda@mit.edu
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I've talked to someone and they have mentioned that the Dean on call ca=
n in fact talk to S^3 and let them know about a transport. Say in the case =
this happened on Tuesday before classes and you needed help, they can infor=
m S^3 that some academic assistance may be needed.<div>
<br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:35 =
PM, Edward Mugica <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:edmugica@mit.edu"=
target=3D"_blank">edmugica@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">
While I'm not completely sure about this, I'm pretty confident that=
the Dean on call is in fact bound to confidentiality about the specifics o=
f a transport. I'll check up on this and get back to you.<div><br>
</div>
<div>thank you,</div><div>Edward<div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Michael E Plasmeier <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:theplaz@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">thep=
laz@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Don=92t leave many detail=
s on the phone call=85<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=A0<u></u></span><=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"=
;Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href=
=3D"mailto:katystreet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">katystreet@gmail.com</a>=
[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:katystreet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">katystre=
et@gmail.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katy Gero<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 24, 2012 9:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:ua-exec@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">ua-exec@mit=
.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Ambulance Confidentiality<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div=
>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hello everyone that i=
s on this mailing list,
<br>
<br>
Let me know if this is not the correct mailing list to use for this issue. =
I recently learned that when you call campus police at 100 all details from=
that call are reported to the Dean on Call, who is not in any way bound by=
confidentiality. (The list of people
a Dean on Call might tell is quite large, and includes, I think, other Dea=
ns on Call, S^3, Dean Humphrey's, Barbara Baker...) So while the EMTs a=
re completely confidential, you can only call the EMTs through campus polic=
e. This is pretty upsetting to me, since
I have generally been told that calling an ambulance is confidential and i=
s something I tell others to encourage them to call 100 in an emergency sit=
uation.
<br>
<br>
I would be pretty upset if S^3 based their decision of what to do with me b=
ecause of on an incident I was involved with when the EMTs were called.<br>
<br>
I also recently learned that the Good Samaritan policy only applies to alco=
hol related incidents. I have similar feelings towards this.<br>
<br>
I'm not sure if this is an issue the UA wants to pick up, but I would b=
e in support of looking into these policies.<br>
<br>
Katy Gero<br>
Senior Haus President and Former UA Senate Member<br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
</div></div></div>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div></div></div><span c=
lass=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>Edward Mugica<br>Massachuset=
ts Institute of Technology '13<br>Aeronautics and Astronautics<br>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><font face=
=3D"'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Alan Miranda<br>Department of Chemi=
cal Engineering</font><div><font face=3D"'trebuchet ms', sans-serif=
">MIT - 2014</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><a href=3D"mailto:am=
iranda@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">amiranda@mit.edu</a></font></div><br>
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