The challenges of obtaining consent in emergency care research

It is not possible to consent a patient for emergency research in advance of their acute illness, as the clinical events are not predictable. We discuss the problems of undertaking research in an emergency care setting, where patients lack the capacity to provide consent but require time critical i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fatovich, Daniel, Finn, Judith, Webb, Steve, MacDonald, Stephen
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80334