u/c0caine_bearrr

Awhile back I had a patient who presented for an MVC. They were very shifty from the beginning . The story didn’t make sense and then I also found out he came to our hospital which was nowhere near where he lived or where he had the accident . He showed me a picture of the vehicle to show the severity . Around the same time one our nurses alerted me that the accident was on the news and the police was looking for the driver . Everything including the car model and the location of the accident matched up . The patient was also under the influence at the time . He ended up admitted for some traumatic injuries and I never followed up .

Does anybody know what would have been our legal obligation . While in the ER, we had this discussion with our admin who said it was not reportable but it always bothered me that we’re not allowed to report something like this . It seems unfair especially when they were innocent victims who got hurt but thankfully lived.

( Not asking from a legal standpoint as that would be up to her)

Some backstory , My brother and I are 3 years apart me 20, him 23. And we are really, really close . The 3 of us went to see a movie tonight and on the way back they got into a heated argument and he just reached over and punched her , hard .

I was shell shocked . Jaw on the floor. . We rode the rest of the way to his house in silence . I had left my car at his apartment and just got in and went home . I wasn’t sure if that was the right thing to do but i just needed to get out of there fast.

I am still in absolute shock . I’d never in a million years thought my brother would be capable of something like this . I don’t know what to say .

What do I do now ? Do you think she’d want to hear from me ? I want to check on her but is it appropriate to text her ? Do I tell my father ? He is really close with my brother and I . he would be the right person to address him but is that my place to even say ?

I don’t even know what to say to my brother at this point and he hasn’t reached out to me yet . I’m so ashamed and embarrassed at what’s he’s done and I feel so bad for her .

Edit: I took you all’s advice and sent her a text apologizing for not saying anything and leaving her there . She hasn’t responded yet . I’m sure she hates me now . I also texted my father but he’s likely asleep and won’t see it till morning . I also texted my brother “I love you bro, but what I saw tonight was completely unacceptable.” ..Also no response yet .

UPDATE( and probably final update ) : My dad chewed me out this morning for not doing anything . He went over there to talk to my brother and to check on her. She wasn’t there when he got there , apparently She left early to go back home .

I texted her last night and said : “I saw what happened tonight and I want you to know I’m really sorry. I’m here if you need anything, and I don’t think what happened was okay.”

She still has not texted me back though and I don’t blame her . She also blocked me on social media and I suspect that she probably blocked my number too since sending my text .

I gave my dad and my mom her number and she didn’t answer them either .

My brother told my dad that he’s never hit her before and just lost control that one time . Unclear if she plans to reconcile

I’ve been looking for that exact type of curly hair . Does anybody have any guesses or come across the info on social media?