| Does a medical doctor have to tell if a patient self inflicts an injury?
Recently, I self-inflicted a burn, but I told everyone that it was from my toaster. I don't think the look of the burn is very convincing to be a toaster oven burn. A medical doctor would probably see the truth behind the wound. If he was suspicious of my self-inflicting the burn, would he be obligated to tell my parents? I am 18, but I still go to a pediatrician.
I plan on telling the doctor that I got it from a toaster oven burn, but if he wasn't obligated to tell how I really got it, then I would tell the truth and he may be able to help me more (if how I got the burn changes things diagnostically).
I am just worried of an infection, becuase the burn is starting to feel hot and I think that's a sign of infection.
I got the burn Sunday (5 days ago), if that helps with whether I should go to the doctor at this point, because I am debating on whether I should go. |