Novel Suicide by Division of a Chronically Infected, Externalised Axillofemoral Graft Presenting Challenges in Prehospital Assessment of Mental Capacity

Assessing a patient's competence to give informed consent in pre-hospital care is difficult. In the presented case an elderly patient attempted suicide by division of a chronically infected and externalised prosthetic arterial graft. He was able to comprehend his situation and understand the co...

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Autores principales: Stevens, Lewis G., Roberts, Keith J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/795648

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/795648

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