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> Once Kris made the decision to pursue enrollment in the study, dozens of doctors, nurses, rehabilitation specialists and others sprang into action. Because he
by Teever 10y ago
> Once Kris made the decision to pursue enrollment in the study, dozens of doctors, nurses, rehabilitation specialists and others sprang into action. Because he would need to provide voice confirmation of his desire to participate in the study, Kris had to be able to breathe without a ventilator.
That is an interesting requirement. I don't think it's necessary. morse code via blinking isn't sufficient?
- arkades 10y agoI've never seen a voiced-consent requirement before... and it makes absolutely no ethical sense, either.
- jacalata 10y agoPerhaps they actually mean that patients must be capable of breathing independently to enroll in the study, and that voiced consent is the metric used?
- rincebrain 10y agoI would guess this is either an artifact, or a deliberate requirement to avoid patients who are entirely helpless "agreeing" to something because they have no choice/little control/...