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ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2020

Mental Capacity Assessments for COVID-19 Patients: Emergency Admissions and the CARD Approach.

Cameron Stewart, Paul Biegler, Scott Brunero, Scott Lamont, George F Tomossy

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Article in Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cameron StewartSydney Law School, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. cameron.stewart@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3625-0899
Paul BieglerMonash Bioethics Centre, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Scott BruneroSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Scott LamontSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
George F TomossyMacquarie Law School, Macquarie University, NSW, 2154, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The doctrine of consent (or informed consent, as it is called in North America) is built upon presumptions of mental capacity. Those presumptions must be tested according to legal rules that may be difficult to apply to COVID-19 patients during emergency presentations. We examine the principles of mental capacity and make recommendations on how to assess the capacity of COVID-19 patients to consent to emergency medical treatment. We term this the CARD approach (Comprehend, Appreciate, Reason, and Decide).

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COVID-19Critical CareInformed ConsentMental CompetencyPatient AdmissionHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2CapacityConsentCOVID-19Emergency admission

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PMID33169263
PMCPMC7651828

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