The Treatment Of A Malignant Tumor

Charlies doctors acted unethically when they asked if Charlie wanted to do the operation. The doctors didn’t ask Charlie these questions. "Has the patient been informed of benefits and risks, understood this information, and given consent? Is the patient mentally capable and legally competent, and is there evidence of incapacity? If mentally capable, what preferences about treatment is the patient stating? If incapacitated, has the patient expressed prior preferences? Who is the appropriate surrogate to make decisions for the incapacitated patient? Is the patient unwilling or unable to cooperate with medical treatment? If so, why?"(Siegler). The doctors just told Charlie that the operation will make him smarter. This was very unethical by the doctors who kind of took advantage of Charlie just for research.

Under the US law, any kid under the age of 18 years old considered to be a child and need his parental consent form regarding any activity that involves the kid including a medical condition that is listed in this case (Byrne, Rapee & Sweller, 2017)So, parents have the right either to give or denies a consent. When parents faced with a medical procedure that they do not agree and believe in because of their religious background, they have a right to be present another treatment plan that doesn’t go against their beliefs (Byrne, Rapee & Sweller, 2017). From the case study above, it doesn’t say anything about an optional treatment plan being presented to the family, which might be a big problem that the doctor might be held accountable for. The other factors need to be seen is the doctor’s professional duty. Doctors have an ethical, professional,and constitutional duty to save life when they are faced with a situation that is called an emergency (Hashimoto, 2011) From the case study the kid was in a critical health situation because he has a meningitis. Meningitis is a medical emergency that is caused by an infection and can be a life-threatening situation ( Baldridge, 2013).Lastly, the kid has the legal right to be safe under his parents or any person who have a legal guardianship, however, if parents are putting kid’s life under a situation that might lead to fatality, it is called a child abuse. In this case, parents can lose the custody of the child and can not even able have any saying about the child

The refusal of this surgery led to the death of the baby boy. There were officials at the hospital that didn’t agree with withholding the surgery from the baby boy and so decided to take it the Indiana Juvenile Courts and the court had actually ruled in the favor of the parents. Five days after the decision was made by the courts, the baby boy has died of dehydration and pneumonia. At first, the Indiana Supreme Court didn’t be to hear the argued that the parents had denied the

In the case of a minor unable to consent or make decisions (due to a mental condition or conscious state) and the absence of parents or legal guardians, two medical doctor must make all medical decisions on his behalf including cardio pulmonary resuscitation and termination of life support.

To address the first issue, it should be noted that there are many more resources available to parents today online which they can use to gain background information on diseases and treatments, including websites like the American Cancer Society’s. Also, many parents make an effort to see more than one specialist when discussing treatment options. Oftentimes, parents will ask three different doctors for treatment plans based on the same symptoms and end up with three different treatment plans. The discrepancy between the medical personnel forces the need for a third party to make a decision in the child’s best interest and the third party should be the parents. To address the second issue, cases where HIPAA applies to the treatment of minors are rare, and even more rare in the cases of serious diseases. HIPAA allows for privacy between the minor patient and the doctor only when pertaining to concerns about sexual activity, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. The treatment of these concerns seldom are important in the treatment of other terminal illnesses, making the argument negligible. However, if the doctor truly believes the parents’ lack of knowledge is misguiding their judgment, then they can take the case to court and fight to gain legal guardianship of the child for the duration of the treatment. It was for these few cases that child abuse and neglect was extended to medical care in the court

It is more common for parents to give consent to hospitals to perform lifesaving operations on children, but some parents will resort to a deep belief in a religious miracle. Parents have no right, based on their religion to choose or to refuse medical treatment for their children. In no way is it right for a developing child to be subjected to the opinions of his parents when his life is at risk.

The baby had been taken two weeks earlier into DHR custody and placed with a young couple that knew the mother. My co-worker and I immediately took the baby, put him on the bed, and unwrap him. He was breathing, but was limp, grey, and I noticed bruising around his head and under his eyes. Lifting his eyelids to assess his pupils, we found a large bleed in his right eye. He never flinched or made a sound when his IV was started. After notifying the doctor and calling respiratory, we started asking questions. Are you the parents, how long have you had him, what was happening when he quit breathing? We learn the couple had had him for two weeks, the “spots” on his face and head “just appeared” the day before, and they had not noticed the bleed in his eye. The doctor came in to assess and states “he looks a little dehydrated, how well does he eat?” The other nurse and I was like, what? We followed him out of the room and ask him if did not notice the bruising and color of the baby. He states, “If y'all are that concerned, send him to CT.” The CT results were critical: bilateral subdural hematoma and we immediately flew him out to a higher level of

With scientific data, the medical team wanted to take Jahi off the ventilator after seven days, because research has proven there is less than 1% of recoveries after a seven-day period. The doctors ultimately viewed removing Jahi from the ventilator after seven days as an ethical decision due to scientific data, however, the family became distort and wished to keep Jahi on the ventilator. As the doctors explained why they would not keep her on a ventilator, the family obtained a restraining order on the medical team and requested to switch their daughter to a new medical center that stated they would keep her on the ventilator. The family was ethically challenged because they did not want to let their daughter go, although they did not know what their daughter’s wishes were since she was brain dead. The doctors argued with the family saying they did not want to transport the child, because she was already labeled brain dead. After much arguing, the family turned to the courts. The family fought hard to obtain the restraining order, because they thought there was still life. Although the family wanted to believe there was still a possibility of life, they must be ethical in their decisions as well. Was filing a restraint order necessary, or simply just a way to maintain hope?

Autumn of 2011. My father got pneumonia and was admitted into the ICU. Many complications arose. He couldn't breathe independently; his lungs, filled with fluid, needed machine assistance. In a coma with a heart function of 12%, the doctors tried to pressure my mother for them to do a risky open heart surgery. The doctors even pressured my mom to agree for brain surgery. They kept asking time after time for my mother’s approval so they could proceed with experimental procedures on my father despite her constant refusal. In hindsight, they did not tell us the risks of the experimental procedures. And knowing my dad at the time was in critical condition, we were not going to put him through things that would put him in more risk. Maybe during

My parents had never told me about it because they feared losing me. The doctors told them that it is a very critical surgery and

The Doctors in this case advised there is a 30% chance of being successful to restore her consciousness. If she doesn’t have this surgery then she will live but they don’t think she will wake up. Her parents don’t agree with the idea of surgery but her siblings agree with the father. Jackie’s parents are next of kin and are unable to give an answer to the doctors for consent for treatment.

One might think of surgery as simple as going to the hospital and receiving a complex operation that saves ones life or improves their quality of life. What most people do not realize is the hardships that those people go through unless they had surgery performed on them themselves, and same thing for the surgeons it is not easy for them as well, even though they are professional and highly trained.

Religion can be defined as a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. It contains a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices that allow its followers to live their life a certain way. The world consists of 19 major religions, which are further subdivided into 270 larger groups. According to David Barrett et al, editor of the “World Christian Encyclopedia,” there are 34,000 separate Christian groups around the world. Just from those numbers alone, we can conclude that religion has a prevalent effect on people and society. Religion is viewed as a positive influence on an individual both psychologically and physically. Throughout history we can study the various effects that religion has on society. Studies generally provide great evidence in favor of religion having a positive effect on individuals and society as a whole.

All in all, I believe that if a child is suffering from a condition that would only lead to death than parents should keep their child’s feelings in mind when making a decision. The argument in this article I initially found it very hard to choose a side. In one light, all things should be tried because miracles do happen but on

1. Doctors could possibly save your child from future pain, but only if this procedure becomes ethical and moral.