Neuroethics Seminar: Busting Clots on Your Behalf?

The Ethics of Presumed Consent to Thrombolytics in Acute Stroke
Event Description
You’ve just suffered a large stroke, and are unable to communicate. Your doctor in the ER wants to give you a thrombolytic (“clot-busting”) drug. The drug will improve your odds of a good outcome from the stroke, but also comes with a small risk of brain hemorrhage (which might make you worse off). If the doctor can’t find your surrogate decision-maker, should she give you the drug anyway?
Panelists will discuss the ethics of presumed (or “emergency”, or “implied”) consent in the context of caring for patients with acute stroke.
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Neuroethics Seminar Series
This event is part of a series hosted by the Center for Biothics at Harvard Medical School. For more information, visit the website.