Can a minor refuse assent for emergency care?
Section of Adolescent Medicine at the Oklahoma University, College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, USA.
Philip J
PJ
Rettig
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D026686:Beneficence; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057828:Informed Consent By Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019724:Presumed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology