A construction worker with a minor head injury goes to the emergency room for stitches. You will not be surprised to know that the matter has ended up in court.
According to a lawsuit he later filed, Mr. Persaud was then told that he needed an immediate rectal examination to determine whether he had a spinal-cord injury. He adamantly objected to the procedure, he said, but was held down as he begged, “Please don’t do that.” As Mr. Persaud resisted, he freed one of his hands and struck a doctor, according to the suit. Then he was sedated, the suit says, with a breathing tube inserted through his mouth.
While he was sedated, Mr. Persaud was rectally examined. Then he was arrested for striking the doctor.
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