Q: Do police have right after, you personally, seek for medical attention to enter home and conduct a search?
Example: A person calls the police on themself as they stayed in a hotel seeking help medically. After calling 911 police came, entered room without consent and this person had drugs on them; not within sight. Do the police have the right to conduct a search inside and charge this person? Are they able to search this person when you requested for an ambulance and to be taken to the hospital?
A:
Yes, under many circumstances.
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