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A client is brought to the emergency department by emergency medical services (EMS) after being hit by a car. The name of the client is unknown, and the client has sustained a severe head injury and multiple fractures and is unconscious. An emergency craniotomy is required. Regarding informed consent for the surgical procedure, which is the best action?

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Question Options:

1. Obtain a court order for the surgical procedure

2. Ask the EMS team to sign the informed consent

3. Transport the victim to the operating room for surgery

4. Call the police to identify the client & locate the family

Answer: 3. Transport the victim to the operating room for surgery

Explanation: By and large, there are two situations in which informed consent of an adult individual

is not needed.

Firstly, informed consent is not needed when an emergency is present and treatment is being delayed because of obtaining informed consent.

The first option will delay emergency treatment, while the second option inappropriate. Although option four may be pursued, it is not the best action.

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