title: Even In An Emergency, Doctors Must Make Informed Consent An Informed Choice.
abstract: When a stroke is suspected, a daughter is pressured to consent to her father's treatment without fully understanding the risks.
authors.affiliation: Cindy Brach (cindy.brach@ahrq.hhs.gov) is a senior health policy researcher at the Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in Rockville, Maryland. The views expressed in this article are those of the author, who is responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this article should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brach
mesh_terms: D032721:Adult Children; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D033262:Narration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Health Communication; Informed Consent; Patient- and Family-Centered Care; Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-); Stroke