Mental Capacity Assessments for COVID-19 Patients: Emergency Admissions and the CARD Approach

The doctrine of consent (or informed consent, as it is called in North America) is built upon presumptions of mental capacity. Those presumptions must be tested according to legal rules that may be difficult to apply to COVID-19 patients during emergency presentations. We examine the principles of m...

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Autores principales: Stewart, Cameron, Biegler, Paul, Brunero, Scott, Lamont, Scott, Tomossy, George F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2020
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Symposium: COVID-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7651828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33169263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11673-020-10055-2
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Sumario:The doctrine of consent (or informed consent, as it is called in North America) is built upon presumptions of mental capacity. Those presumptions must be tested according to legal rules that may be difficult to apply to COVID-19 patients during emergency presentations. We examine the principles of mental capacity and make recommendations on how to assess the capacity of COVID-19 patients to consent to emergency medical treatment. We term this the CARD approach (Comprehend, Appreciate, Reason, and Decide).

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