Can a drunk patient give informed consent for medical treatment?
When medical intervention is necessary, a physician faces a serious dilemma: can he/she perform medical intervention despite the lack of informed consent, or should he/she withdraw from such an intervention? The question is even more difficult when a patient under the influence of alcohol urgently r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2019-09-01
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Series: | Studia Medyczne |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Can-a-drunk-patient-give-informed-consent-for-medical-treatment-,67,37889,1,1.html |