Exceptions to Informed Consent in Emergency …

He doctrine of Informed Consent is a legal con-cept that applies to all physicians in every fieldof medicine. This doctrine is premised on thenotion that [e]very human being of adultyears and sound mind has a right to determine whatshall be done with his own body .. 1 The principle ofbodily self -determination, even in Emergency care situa-tions, permeates through all cases involving informedconsent and may only be set aside by legally recognizedexceptions. These Exceptions are included in both statutory and case law (ie, legislature -created andjudge - created law, respectively). This article explainsthe Informed Consent doctrine and reviews the impor-tant legally recognized Exceptions in the context ofemergency care. THE DOCTRINE OF Informed CONSENTFor a patient to be considered legally Informed , thedoctrine of Informed Consent requires a patient to havereasonable knowledge of the procedure to be performedas well as some understanding of the nature of the risksinvolved in the provide this level of know-ledge and understanding, a physician generally has theduty to disclose to the patient the following information:3 Diagnosis,including an understanding of anysteps taken to determine the diagnosis Natur

he doctrine of informed consent is a legal con-cept that applies to all physicians in every field of medicine. This doctrine is premised on the

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