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Case Study with Legal Issues

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Legal issues 1 1 Determining the validity of treatment facilitated to Ross1 2 Determining the legal obligation in occurrence of head injury which leads Ross in poor mental capacity3 4. Legal issues 3 1 Determining the validity of treatment facilitated to Ross1 2 Determining the legal obligation in occurrence of head injury which leads Ross in poor mental capacity3 4. If there is any adult who is taking the effective treatment form the medical centre must have proper rights to know what treatment is being facilitated to them

Case Study with Legal Issues

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CASE STUDY WITH LEGALISSUES
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Legal issues......................................................................................................................................11 Determining the validity of treatment facilitated to Ross...................................................12. Ross refuses the medical treatment....................................................................................23. Determining the legal obligation in occurrence of head injury which leads Ross in poormental capacity.......................................................................................................................34. Listing the legal authorities which will be assistive to healthcare practitioners................35. Substitute decision maker for potential consent.................................................................36. Factors which are need to be consider in withdrawing the life-sustaining measures.........4ETHICAL ISSUES..........................................................................................................................47. Ascertaining the two principles to support the scenario.....................................................48. Stakeholders associated with scenario................................................................................59. Application of modified Kerridge et al. Model to resolve ethical obstacles......................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTIONTo resolve the legal issues there has been requirement of ethical consideration as well asall the laws and regulations which will be effective in terms of accurate observation over suchissues. In Australia there has been various consent and principles which were being enforced asto bring the awareness among people for taking treatments. In the preset case were Ross hasMusculo- Skeleton injury on which doctors has prescribed him several drugs. The over dose ofdrugs lead him to serious accident on which he had head injury. Thus, that accident lead him tocoma for many of months and there are no chances of recovery from his sight. In relation withsuch a situation of Ross the medical practitioners and some of his relatives thinks that thetreatment must be stop as it has covered many moths but there is not recovered or positive signsfrom his sight.Legal issues1 Determining the validity of treatment facilitated to RossConsent to treatment for head injury:By considering the treatment facilitated to Ross as per his Musculo- Skeletal injury whichhas been treated under effective care. Therefore, the doctors has prescribed him severalmedicines such as Oxycodone, Narcotic, Non-Steroidal and Anti-inflammatory. Moreover, thereare general guidelines and principles has been facilitated by the Australian legislatives which inturn reflect the legal terms relevant with the treatments to be facilitated to patients.If there is any adult who is taking the effective treatment form the medical centre musthave proper rights to know what treatment is being facilitated to them (McCarthy &et.al., 2017). Therefore, it will be helpful in communicating the message to patientsrelevant with the diseases and health issues.The treatment provided to the patients needed to be communicated among them, if itwere not being communicated without consent will be treated as trespass.The consent will be relevant with the appropriate treatment which were being awarded tothe patients which were based on proper prescription and investigation of the healthproblems.There is a special rights which were being given to patient to refuse the treatment.1
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