A Utah nurse said she was scared to death when a police officer handcuffed and dragged her screaming from a hospital after she refused to allow a blood draw on an unconscious patient. "You can't just take blood if you don't have a legitimate concern for something to be tested," Wubbels said. A 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirmed that a blood sample cannot be taken without patient consent or a warrant. Wubbels told Payne that a patient was required to give consent for a blood sample to determine intoxication or be under arrest. Payne is among a group of officers who are certified phlebotomists, called upon regularly when a blood sample is required for a police investigation.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2017 21:52 UTC