A 9-year-old girl accidentally runs through a glass window at home lacerating the radial artery. The Deputy Principal brings her to the emergency department. The girl is bleeding and needs both a blood transfusion and surgery to correct the defect. What should you do? A. Ask the Principal for permission to treat the patient B. Administer the care to the patient without consent C. Try to reach the parents to seek their consent to treat the patient D. Perform the blood transfusion but wait for consent to perform the surgery

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A 9-year-old girl accidentally runs through a glass window at home lacerating the radial

artery. The Deputy Principal brings her to the emergency department. The girl is bleeding

and needs both a blood transfusion and surgery to correct the defect. What should you

do?

A.

Ask the Principal for permission to treat the patient

B.

Administer the care to the patient without consent

C.

Try to reach the parents to seek their consent to treat the patient

D.

Perform the blood transfusion but wait for consent to perform the surgery

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