Hall was taken just for precautionary measures,” Benn said. Hall had swallowed some water in the incident. The hospital later released them, but not before Hall had undergone a battery of tests, including chest X-rays, an electrocardiogram and blood work.
The hospital was covering its behind with such a huge battery of tests. In the good ole days, he would never have been transported to the hospital in an ambulance and certainly not given all those tests. Somebody pool-side would've said "You're wet, but you'll be fine" and that would have been the end of it. This is the handiwork of too many lawyers and the pussification of the US.
“This is the handiwork of too many lawyers and the pussification of the US.”
I agree 100%...it’s just cover-your-behind, thoroughly unnecessary testing. Patients have the right to refuse treatment and in this case the kid should have done so.
too many lawyers and chickenshit litigation