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Det.
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Sudler:
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Okay. So how many individuals were there.
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.you know
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in total.
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.you know.
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in the waiting room and...?
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Price:
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It’s hard to really say, but I would say at least
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ten.
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.probably more.
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Det. Sudler:
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Okay. When Lisa was released from the hospital...
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in reviewing the medical records, it indicated that
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Dr. Lovett had released her against medical advice. What does that mean? I guess AMA..
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released AMA...
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Price:
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Ummm.. I can’t.. .I speak from the psychiatric
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standpoint, but to me “against medical advice”
means that he feels that she needs further evaluation.
Det. Sudler: Okay. When a patient signs themself out.
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.there’s
a form that looks like it had Lisa’s signature on it and there was a witness area. Did you notice anybody signed that form or did Lisa sign any forms in front of you for her.. .you know.
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to be released from the hospital?
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Price:
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No. From a psychiatric standpoint, I was called to
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do the assessment and I did that. She did not meet the criteria to be kept against her will as far as
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the Baker Act goes. At that point.
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.you know.
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.it
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..
.it’s up to the medical staff to determine whether
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or not they want to keep her there for any medical evaluation.
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Det. Sudler:
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Okay. Did you notice if Lisa had any physical
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injuries or did she.
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.you know.
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.have any bandages on her or anything that looked like she may have been
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Price:
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Not that I recall, but when...when I do my assessments,
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I don’t do a. .a physical assessment
perse. The
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medical staff does that, so as I’m standing over her
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and talking to her.
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looking at her face.
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.I believe
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she had a sheet over her and I believe she was in
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