[nagdu] guide dogs and emergency transportation

[Marion Gwizdala]

Nancy,

	The only question I have any authority to answer is the first. If
you were injured and needed prehospital transportation, your service dog is
generally allowed. I say "generally" because there are a couple caveats:
First of all, an entity is not required to care for the dog. This does not
mean they cannot, only that they are not required to do so. If you were
unable to care for the dog, they may deny you access with him. Secondly, if
the dog poses a direct threat, defined as "a significant risk to the health
or safety of other that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies,
practices, and procedures" they may deny access with the dog. So, for
instance, if they were attempting CPR and the dog saw this as threatening
and acted out to protect you, thus creating a direct threat, they could deny
access.

	I have written an article and submitted it to a peer-reviewed
journal but it has not yet been published. I have also written detailed
policies and protocol for prehospitalization transportation services and
health care facilities; however, I only share those with the facilities for
whom we act as consultants. If a health care facility is interested in
developing policies, please put them in touch with us. My contact
information is below my signature.

With kind regards,

Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
National Federation of the Blind
(813) 626-2789
(888) 624-3841 (Hotline)
President at nagdu.org
http://www.nagdu.org

High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!



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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:37 PM
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Cc: Nancy
Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs and emergency transportation

Hi there,

A question out of curiosity, as some of you may have seen a guide dog saved
his handler in new York yesterday and that has brought up a couple of
questions and when I asked my affiliate president, he suggested I ask here.

1.        Were I injured and the dog not seriously so, could he ride with
me?

2.       Were the both of us injured, since police dogs can be treated at a
hospital if need-be, do guide dogs qualify there too?

3.       If he was hurt and couldn't go with me, who would transport him to
the vet?  Maybe that is just a kindness of strangers sort of thing?

 

Have any of you dealt with this situation, God forbid, could you give some
insights or information?

 

 

Thank you kindly,

Nancy VanderBrink

Cell: (864) 384-3936

 

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