If your playing in a game and your finger breaks is it the responsibility for the medics their to fix you...?

Question

...or should you be the one to fix it?

What I'm saying is that if you think your finger is broken, but its actually dislocated and they try to put the finger back in but they don't help but actually break it resulting in further healing.

Answer 1

Is this an organized event? Such as a High School sport, or an after school location such as a Boys and Girls Club?

It would depend on the circumstances what will happen, but generally, any organizer that provides on-site medic support to an event will provide emergency first aid and either transport the individual to a hospital or doctor or refer the person to their personal physician if the situation is not life-threatening.

As for the cost, generally, if you are participating in a sport your own health insurance, or you, will end up being responsible, unless the organizer has provided insurance specific to the event for this.

Answer 2

If there are medics that are there to be first aide for the game, they are there to help you. But they can't see if the finger is broken or not - unless the bone is exposed of course. But they should be more than willing to split the injury for you. If you refuse medical treatment, that is your choice. Then you would be responsible for the care of the injury.

Per further details:
In Oregon EMT's are trained not to reposition the finger but to 'split it as it is'. So we would not have repositioned the injury and caused further damage. If this did happen in your case and you were harmed, ask your physician if the damage is something that will have a permanent impact. If so, then decide if you want to take legal action about it. If you asked the medics to straighten your finger (because it hurt) I don't know who would be considered at fault.

Answer 3

I believe it is their responsibility to imobilize it so you can go to the ER without causing more damage while in transit