Paediatrics

at a Glance

Lawrence Miall, Mary Rudolf, Dominic Smith

Multiple Choice: Chapter 71 Ethics, research and consent

Question 1. When assessing whether a treatment should be used on a child, which one of the following is true?

(a) The parents views are paramount and should overrule any other considerations
(b) The treatment should not do any harm to the patient
(c) The child must give written informed consent if it is a novel treatment
(d) The doctors should believe that the treatment would do more good than harm based on evidence
(e) The doctors should know that the treatment will cure the patient