Question 42 · LEK · Consent and treatment without consent
Medical Rescue Team was called to a man who fell down the stairs. The rescue doctor found out that the patient hit himself hard in the back and stays in a lying position on the spot where he fell. The patient refuses to be taken to the hospital. What should the doctor do in light of the medical law?
- A. taking into consideration that the patient can be a subject to severe bodily harm, the doctor is allowed to move the patient to the hospital against his will.
- B. in the presence of two witnesses the doctor should make sure that the patient maintains his refusal and if so leave him on the spot.
- C. provide information on the potential effects of the injury and suggested diagnostics and then follow the patient’s will.
- D. notify the psychiatrist, appointed by the province governor, who can take a decision about forced hospitalization.
- E. note down the patient’s refusal in the medical documentation and leave him on the spot.
Hint
Consider whether a conscious, competent adult may refuse transport, and what the doctor must do first so that the refusal is an informed one.
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