It is important to note, however, that just because patient’s condition worsens or happens to be untreatable, it does not automatically mean medical malpractice is at issue. When medical provider has breached this duty of care, and the breach causes injury to the patient, medical negligence has likely occurred. Over the last thirty years, Dr. Coates has taken several thousand physician depositions in his career involving every known physician specialty and sub-specialty, and almost as many depositions involving hospital personnel such as nurses, techs, and administrators. Implied consent deals with situations involving inferred permission, while express consent involves overt permission. Implied consent to medical treatment typically arises in situations where minor requires urgent medical attention, and their parent or legal
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