A 10 year old girl who is a Jehovah’s witness is brought to the ER after a car accident. She needs IV fluids and transfusions. The mother refuses consent for fluids and transfusions, saying its against her religious beliefs. Your next step:
A. Order the fluids and transfusions, overruling the mother.
B. Get an emergency court order
C. Get an emergency ethics consult
D. Agree with the mother and not give the treatment
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A.
C
c is a better option
C
c
c
looks like A
doctors must act into best interest of child in c/o emergencies….cn overrule parental wishes in such situations
c……and if it does not prouce any result would go for B, coz the parent’s religious belief has to be considered
C is the correct answer. and the mother have the right to make refuse the treatment. even if it result in death of her child. and this is a debatable issue only the court can decide according to the evidence and the situation. But as a health provider your duty is to consult the ethics committee. and overruling the mother will definitely end up with a lawsuit.
well somebody finalize it….
Surely C is the answr
A physician’s priority in minors is saving their lifes, so the answer is A.
If it was on your step 1 exam, answer is A.
Dr.Red whats answer?
c
The answer is C
C
B