Assignment: Automobile Accident

A 62-year-old man who has been in a serious automobile accident is brought to the hospital. After the patient is stabilized, medical evaluation reveals that he will never recover consciousness but will instead remain in a vegetative state. A decision must be made about whether or not to continue life support. Prior to the accident, the patient was declared the legal guardian for his wife who has Alzheimer dementia and lives in a nursing home. The patient’s sister, with whom the patient lives, urges the physician to keep her brother alive at any cost. The patient’s adult son tells the physician that his father would not want to be kept alive in a vegetative state. Most correctly, which of the following will make the decision regarding continuing life support for this patient? (A) The hospital ethics committee (B) The wife (C) The son (D) The physician (E) The sister

 

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