RT Book, Section A1 Johnson, Alan A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert SR Print(0) ID 1155750724 T1 Ethical Considerations T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259860751 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155750724 RD 2024/10/15 AB Physicians, parents, patients, and guardians share a common goal to protect the health and well-being of the child. In the event of a disagreement, every effort must be made to resolve conflicts to assure the best possible outcome for the child.Informed consent is the appropriate term for the process of reaching an agreement about medical care between a physician and a patient with full decision-making capacity and legal empowerment.Informed permission is the preferred term when a parent makes decisions for a patient lacking decision-making capacity or legal majority.Assent (or permission) of the patient is very important and should be sought whenever possible.Treatment for an emergency medical condition should never be delayed if a patient is unable to provide informed consent or a parent or guardian is not present to provide permission.Despite a long history in medical education, practicing procedures on the newly dead is problematic. It should only be done with fully informed permission from a parent or guardian.