Refusal to communicate Clips
Doctors, nurses, and hospital administration refusing to communicate with family or advocates.
The victim was pressured to...
"But then on August first, they started asking me if I really if I wanted to reverse his DNR, and...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + DNR pressure or shenanigans + Isolation of victim + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Gaslighting: The victim expresses frustration...
"So one of the times that, I was able to see him on the phone. They had him upside down....
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Dehydration and starvation + Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Non-emergency ventilation + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Poor communication and lack of...
"I had given permission to them to the hospital to talk to my brothers, but they were not getting information...one...
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent + Gaslighting + Isolation of victim + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Victim discusses being denied alternative...
"They try to tell me then that the vitamin c that I'm asking for is ridiculous. It would kill him....
Other Commonalities: Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Gaslighting + Neglect
Evidence of isolation of the...
"Never. We were not allowed in the building. Period. Point blank. They said you were white some of the times....
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim + Neglect
Denied informed consent regarding intubation,...
"I asked, am I gonna die? And I was told, well, I guess that's up to you. I asked the...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim
Victim expresses frustration regarding the...
"It's hard to get tests done. You have to beg, borrow, and steal, basically, and force doctors to test you....
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied alternative treatments + Gaslighting + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
Evidence of refusal to communicate....
"this we're just, like, waiting waiting to hear from the doctors, you know, what's going on, you know, what's the...
Other Commonalities: Neglect
Evidence of denial of family...
"No response because they said she was too tired or just didn't wanna talk when and we found out her...
Other Commonalities: Removal of communication devices
Victim expresses anger and confusion...
"I said, well, why do you just let people die when you know there's people out there medicines that could...
Other Commonalities: Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Perception of malevolence + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
The victim discusses being denied...
"And so I went down to the cafeteria. I started filling out the power of attorney papers. It was a...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Isolation of victim + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing