Theres such effin sicko's in this world!!!! Gosh..

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Sick is all I can say! Sick!

Ya gross my dad knew a girl once who had a baby at 10 and her mom raised it. When my dad knew her she was 26 had a 16yr old daughter and they were both pregnant!! Talk about freaky

Well number one, whomever that doctor is they are oh so luckiy that I do not know them. B/c if I did they would be losing their lisence right about know. I don't care what it is about that is a breech of confidentiality. And even if it were a situation where the doc by law had to tell someone, you wouldn't be that person.


Number two, most people on here are teens, and no matter which way you spin it, a nine year old isn't that far off from us. So put it this was if she is 9 and pregnant, it is for some reason god's will.

And number three, whomever would rape a person is sick. Not to mention a young person.

Although its not the best idea to be telling people about your patients (esp. Doctors/nurses talking inside the hosp) but its not really a breech of confidentiality if names werent used or identifying information! I know in school, we have to be very careful about that stuff! For every patient I have, I have to do tons of paperwork on them for school and if we take copies of records (like data, lab results...That kinda thing!) home with us, then we have to cut off the names and patient id numbers. But her saying a doctor told her about this young girl he delivered, is no different than me coming home and telling my mom about my patients I had that day...Does that make sense?

Frightening....What kind of world do we live in?

Thats fucc'n krazy...

Oh...I didnt even say anything about the real topic, but I think thats really sad! There are crazy people in this world!

even if u did, u couldn't do nothing about. The doctor gave an example. As long as they didn't use names they are safe and I quite frank don't care if a 8 or 9 year old gets pregnant the digusting part was the young girls who gets pregnant by being raped by family, etc.

Thats sick sick sick that she was raped....The little girl is going to have some major issues to work out now...Wow. That girl is in my prayers.

I know man. It's just sad!

actually ,i could do something about it, down here at least. I know what lauren posted, but down her you can not give out any specifics on a patient, not even to their family without permission. So even if the doc didn't use the person's name it would still be a breach of confidentiality b/c the doc gave out personally identifying information. Just think, how many patients has this doctor had, that were 9 years old, pregnant, sucking ther thumb and holding a teddy bear during labor. All of that is personally identifying esp the age. So yes, I could have done something about it. You can tell me that I couldn't all you want. But the fact is at the facility that I work at, out don just got fired for the same thing. And no she didn't use names or point fingers. But when a couple of bystanders reported her to the state, she tried to clean up her act quickly and still lost her job.

If age wasn't suck a factor to you, well what was the point of the example that you gave. If that is the way that you would like to spin it, well that example had no merit in your o/p anyway. I agree that a child getting raped, by a familt member is disgusting. But that still has nothing to do with the example, and therefore had nothing to do with the part of my response that you commented on.

Slow your roll a little bit there sister. You all know that my sister is 14 and still carries a blanket and sucks her thumb but that doesnt make her disgusting, nor do you have the right to make fun of that situation. Some people do it for comfort.

And yes the doctor should not have said anything to a patient, but being that my grandma works in the field I know a little bit about the law, she didnt tell you whom the person was or any other personal information, so she was doing no harm.

Love, stacie

The thought of any woman being raped is unthinkably disturbing - let a long a child. Seems to me there is not a punishment severe enough for a crime like that.

And, indeed, from what tquartz originally posted, it wouldn't have been a breach of doctor/patient privilege. I doubt that it could even be considered unethical by a professional committee to share details such as those without giving specifics as to the patient involved, or perfectly telling details. Regardless, I doubt that there is anything that one could do as a third party anyway... I believe a suit for breach of confidentiality has to be brought by the wronged party. I could be mistaken though...

Let me make this perfectly clear. If a doctor or anyone in the healthcare field releases any information about a patient (whether it does or does not pertain to the patient's care), to anyone that does not have to provide direct care to the patient (or a person that does provide direct care to the patient, but the information is not concerning such care), it is considered to be a breach of confidentiality. The fact that the doctor did not use a name is irrelevant, because he or she used personally identifying information. And yes the patient would have to bring a suit, if any were to be brought. But just because a patient doesn't bring a suit, doesn't stop anyone else from filing a report with the state and any professional committee that healthcare professional belongs to. Just reporting them to an outside professional committee, can't start anything. But by law the state has to investigate any such claim. And if a person would tell someone something that is none of their business chances are they'll tell another and another. And in turn this person will get caught, and be punished. Now if anyone would like me to scan in, the part of my employee manual with these laws and rules, please let me know so that I can got look for it.

Newlife: what state do you work in?

I work in louisiana.

Wow this is a heated discussion all about a little girl who got raped and had a baby at 9. I think we all feel horrible for her. However a doctor where I live can tell u about something that has happened before as long as they dont give out names that is all that matters. U dont know who this girl is so how is it breach of confidenciality?

Whoa.