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SixDegrees2/19/2010 7:07:04 am PST

re: #376 MandyManners

Yes, there is. Concussion is that situation.

Not unless the patient has been found to be incapable of directing their own care. A concussion, itself, does not equal incompetence or incapacitation. If the patient says “No,” it means “No” except is a very few, rare circumstances. And invoking incompetence when a patient is conscious and responsive is not one of them unless a formal diagnosis of such has been made.