Testing for blood-borne viruses after a needle-stick injury in patients who lack the capacity to consent
| Autor: | Rajeka Lazarus |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Decision making capacity
medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Occupational Exposure medicine Blood-Borne Pathogens Humans In patient Clinical and Scientific Letters 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine Needlestick Injuries Informed Consent business.industry General Medicine 030210 environmental & occupational health Virus Diseases Viruses Needle stick injury Occupational exposure business |
| Popis: | A conclusion that a person lacks decision making capacity is not an off-switch for his or her rights[1][1] It is usual practice after a needle-stick injury for the source patient, with consent, to be tested for blood-borne viruses (BBV) to guide the need for HIV prophylaxis and to organise |
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