Abstract
Informed consent represents a communication method that is ethically required before the beginning of any procedure or treatment.
Parental consent generally is required for the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of minor children. If an emergency medical condition exists, the performance of the medical screening examinations and the stabilization of the pediatric patient, with an identified emergency medical condition, must not be delayed. In these situations, the medical professional may presume consent and proceed with correct treatment of the child.
As a general rule, health care professionals should always do what they believe to be in the best interest of the minor.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Berkowitz KA, Foglia MB, Chanko BL (2004) Informed consent. Chest 125:2367–2368
Kaushik JS, Narang M, Agarwal N (2010) Informed consent in pediatric practice. Indian Pediatr 47:1039–1046
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Committee on Bioethics (2011) Consent for emergency medical services for children and adolescents. Pediatrics 128:427–433
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Bioethics (1995) Informed consent, parental permission, and assent in pediatric practice. Pediatrics 95:314–317
Karsli T, Kalra MK, Self JL et al (2009) What physicians think about the need for informed consent for communicating the risk of cancer from low-dose radiation. Pediatr Radiol 39:917–925
Gunderman RB, Kakarala B (2012) Informed consent in professionalism. AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:W415–W416
Foreman DM (1999) The family rule: a framework for obtaining ethical consent for medical interventions from children. J Med Ethics 25:491–496
Roudsari BS, Psoter KJ, Vavilala MS et al (2013) CT use in hospitalized pediatric trauma patients: 15-year trends in a level I pediatric and adult trauma center. Radiology 267:479–486
Brody AS, Frush DP, Huda W et al (2007) Radiation risk to children from computed tomography. Pediatrics 120:677–682
Brenner DJ, Hall EJ (2007) Computed tomography: an increasing source of radiation exposure. N Engl J Med 357:2277–2284
Larson DB, Rader SB, Forman HP et al (2007) Informing parents about CT radiation exposure in children: it’s OK to tell them. AJR Am J Roentgenol 189:271–275
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pinto, A., Romano, L. (2015). Informed Consent and Medicolegal Issues Related to the Imaging of Pediatric Traumatic Emergencies. In: Miele, V., Trinci, M. (eds) Imaging Trauma and Polytrauma in Pediatric Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08524-1_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08524-1_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-08523-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-08524-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)