Why won’t Hatzalah members talk about a patient they treated?
There are many obvious reasons why it is not appropriate to talk about any patient, his care, condition, etc. However, the most important reason is the federally-mandated HIPAA law, which legally forbids any member of Hatzalah from revealing any information about a patient to anyone. This is an extremely challenging issue, due to the familiarity between EMTs and the community at-large. Please don’t ask any Hatzalah member about a patient’s condition, even if the community is aware of what transpired.
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