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You haven't even read the article that was posted have you? Here I'll help!

In a written report, Payne said he was responding to a request from another police department to get the blood sample, to determine if the patient had any chemical substances in his system at the time of the crash. Payne explained the “exigent circumstances and implied consent law” to Wubbels, but she said “her police won't allow me to obtain the blood sample without a warrant,” his report says.

Look, I work in an ER every day. If you bring an unconscious patient to the ER, that patient cannot leave the hospital until they're stabilized and conscious. You're telling me they drove an unconscious patient to some random hospital, bypassed the waiting room, dragged him up to a random nurse and demanded a serum ethanol level, all while the hospital apparently has no intention of admitting or treating a patient they are required by law to treat?

That's completely insane.

Holy shit how do you not understand this? The patient is clearly and obviously already admitted to the hospital - by virtue of being unconscious and intoxicated, if nothing else.

If he's admitted to the hospital, you can bet your ass an ER doc ordered routine labs.

So yes, some context WOULD be nice.
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Physician [Internal Medicine]