Why Isn't There a Law Where There Are Video Cameras in the Operating Room to Protect Us As Patients?
asked 1 year ago by hyperchick in NJ
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: female
Is it legal to have a male plastic surgeon, male anesthislogist and 2 male nurses in the operating room if your a woman without knowing that there was no woman present in the operating room?
2 answers to Why Isn't There a Law Where There Are Video Cameras in the Operating Room to Protect Us As Patients?
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Male staff vs female staff
Yes, it is legal.
It would in fact be illegal to hire somebody who was a particular sex, due to federal laws against discrimination.
Everybody in the operating room has the obligation to adhere to the same professional standards governed by their respective licensing boards.
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Video of surgey
You really have 2 questions one avout videotaping surgery and the other about the sexes of caregivers at surgery. Patient privacy is mandated by state and federal laws. All plastic surgeons document their work by photography and increasingly by video. This is for insurance against baseless liability claims as welll patient education. In some cases it may also be used for reviews of past surgical experience or education of surgeon peers. In any case the use of those images and videos are...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon