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Thank you for your honest answer.  It is distressing to be reminded  of the
inadequate response the health care system now provides in such cases. 
Eventually we shall reap the harvest of our planned neglect - the increased
number of cases of TB over the past decade should serve as a bell-wether.
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Mary Ann

p.s.  I enjoyed the case study very much.

lambs@home.msen.com

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> 
> We work this situation on a regular basis down here in Louisiana, even
> though I have the power to "commit" (Physician's Emergency
> Certificate) someone for up to 72 hours, and the coroner (all
> physicians in this area) can do so for 15 days on a Coroner's
> Emergency Certificate, if there ain't no beds available, and the
> patient is not actively suicidal, homicidal or in great danger (and
> not sick enough to medically justify restraints), there's not much
> that can be done.
> 
> > Charles S. Krin, DO FAAFP KC5EVN, Member, PGBFH
>