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Going to and Staying in the Hospital on Shabbat: Difference between revisions
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# If a person can't get a flame for Havdalah, one should nonetheless recite Havdalah without that bracha. | # If a person can't get a flame for Havdalah, one should nonetheless recite Havdalah without that bracha. | ||
==Calling a Nurse== | |||
#If a person is in the hospital on Shabbat he shouldn't press the electric buttons to ring the nurses to have someone come help them. Obviously if there's pikuach nefesh it is permitted. Otherwise a person should try to call, knock, use a mechanical bell, or ask a non-Jew to press the button for you. If that isn't an option he can use the electric button if it isn't going to turn on a light. Even then it is best to use a [[shinuy]].<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 40:23-4</ref> | |||
==Signing Papers in the Hospital== | ==Signing Papers in the Hospital== | ||
# | # If there is a [[pikuach nefesh]] reason, such as if the patient needs a serious surgery immediately and they won't proceed unless he signs, then it is permitted to sign. Otherwise it is better to orally declare that one accepts whatever agreement he is presented and have them sign it for him or ask them to let them sign after Shabbat.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 40:25</ref> | ||
==Leaving the Hospital on Shabbat== | ==Leaving the Hospital on Shabbat== | ||
