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lepetitfromage:
Urrrgh...I didn't even realize that something like that was possible! I get sinus infections fairly regularly. Used to be about twice a year- getting better slowly but surely since I can distinguish sinus infection-y sick from regular sick and run as fast as I can do a doc. But no one has ever said anything to me about puncturing sinuses. That's terrifying!
Barmymoo:
Um ok seriously guys, does the USA not have informed consent laws?! If a doctor straight-up told me that they hadn't explained the procedure in case I didn't want to go ahead with it, I would be on the phone to a lawyer and I'm not from the famously-lawyer-happy country!
jwhouk:
They throw so many things at you when you go into the doctor's office, it ain't funny.
nekowafer:
I'm sure if they asked the doctor directly they would have to answer truthfully. But not asking means the doctor didn't feel the need to explain it all. Not exactly a good thing but I would think it's technically legal.
Barmymoo:
In the UK, every procedure requires informed consent. That means that the patient knows what the procedure entails, why it would be offered, and what the risks are of both having it performed, and not having it performed. They must have the opportunity to refuse, and the only time that refusal can be overruled is if the person has lost the capacity to consent and the treatment is in their best interests.
Obviously the amount of detail that needs to be gone into depends on the nature of the procedure. For something like listening to a heartbeat with a stethoscope, a simple "can I listen to your heartbeat?" whilst holding/indicating the stethoscope would be enough. Sticking a needle into someone's face? That definitely needs explaining and getting consent, to the extent of "this is what I'll do, this is why I'll do it, do I have your permission to do it?".
Take ownership of your autonomy, people! Doctors do not always know best, and even if they do, you have the right to know about it too! This isn't the 1940s.
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