T Up a Fan?!?

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

First, no one takes this oath as a parent. Second, it's irrelevant.
Third, if I, as a parent, am at the game, I will make all decisions on my child's medical care with consultation of the doctors. I know my child's medical history better than anyone else in that building.

And yes, my parental rights trump everything else. If I make a decision, and some coach or doctor I don't know tries to stop me, there will be legal hell to pay like you've never seen.

And, if, as a parent, I decided I needed to be on the court with my child, you would be putting yourself in physical danger by trying to prevent me from getting on the court.

6 years ago, my younger brother (26 at the time) had cancer removed from his chest. That first night after surgery, he went into respiratory arrest due to a morphine overdose. My dad made it clear to hospital staff that they would have to have him arrested in order to keep. Do you think any other father would be different? Do you think any high school security person is going to keep him off the court?

I am not saying completely ban/bar the parent from assisting, however they should not be getting in the way of medical personnel by being right there by the student-athlete's side. I have had first responder training, due to having the security/crowd control training, in instances where a patron directly interferes with another patron getting direct medical treatment, the patron causing the interference will be asked to leave or will be removed to a safe distance. If by police intervention, so be it.

Anyone in the medical profession lives by the Hippocratic Oath, if harm is being done by someone being in their way, they have the right to have that person removed regardless of who that person is. If a parent gets in the way of a medical professional trying to save their child's life, & the medical professional cannot do their duty due to the interference, the parent can have charges brought against them (the charge would vary depending on the juridictional rules/regulations).