Before touching a patient, ask permission. “May I listen to your lungs?” “May I take a look at your rash?” Start by placing your hands on one of the universal safe spaces: shoulder, forearm, handshake. Don’t just dive in and mash on the belly.
Of course, exams & non therapeutic, elective surgeries are quite different. Because you ALWAYS need the informed consent of the PATIENT for the latter.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/denmarks-29000-doctors-declare-circumcision-of-healthy_us_58753ec1e4b08052400ee6b3 …