Did you see that truck?!?
Did you see that truck?!?
Below is the American Medical Association's interesting definition with specific details behind the term, "informed consent," from their website:
"Informed consent is more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is a process of communication between a patient and physician that results in the patient's authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention.
In the communications process, you, as the physician providing or performing the treatment and/or procedure (not a delegated representative), should disclose and discuss with your patient:
--The patient's diagnosis, if known;
--The nature and purpose of a proposed treatment or procedure;
--The risks and benefits of a proposed treatment or procedure;
--Alternatives (regardless of their cost or the extent to which the treatment options are covered by health insurance);
--The risks and benefits of the alternative treatment or procedure; and
--The risks and benefits of not receiving or undergoing a treatment or procedure..."
[end of quote]
It's kind of an interesting subject. It seems impossible to me, with all of the changing variables and medical advancements to keep ahead and anticipate everything. But I guess that's too broad or too literal of an application of the term.
Anyway, some heart patients who may have suffered an unforeseen catastrophic medical collapse, with subsequent emergency valve replacement, likely wouldn't have been able to receive important open heart surgery information nor make or give a certain informed consent.
And even those who researched their medical conditions for months or years or decades have been surprised upon waking up on the other side of the mountain after being hit by that old truck... :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
Did you see that truck?!?
Below is the American Medical Association's interesting definition with specific details behind the term, "informed consent," from their website:
"Informed consent is more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is a process of communication between a patient and physician that results in the patient's authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention.
In the communications process, you, as the physician providing or performing the treatment and/or procedure (not a delegated representative), should disclose and discuss with your patient:
--The patient's diagnosis, if known;
--The nature and purpose of a proposed treatment or procedure;
--The risks and benefits of a proposed treatment or procedure;
--Alternatives (regardless of their cost or the extent to which the treatment options are covered by health insurance);
--The risks and benefits of the alternative treatment or procedure; and
--The risks and benefits of not receiving or undergoing a treatment or procedure..."
[end of quote]
It's kind of an interesting subject. It seems impossible to me, with all of the changing variables and medical advancements to keep ahead and anticipate everything. But I guess that's too broad or too literal of an application of the term.
Anyway, some heart patients who may have suffered an unforeseen catastrophic medical collapse, with subsequent emergency valve replacement, likely wouldn't have been able to receive important open heart surgery information nor make or give a certain informed consent.
And even those who researched their medical conditions for months or years or decades have been surprised upon waking up on the other side of the mountain after being hit by that old truck... :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
