TY - JOUR T1 - Waiving consent in emergencies helps patients JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 55 LP - 55 VL - 31 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/01/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/31/1/55.abstract N2 - Waiving consent to receive research treatment in life or death situations may help patients in more ways than one, according to evidence from an international multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of head injuries in unconscious patients. It showed that waiving relatives’ consent allows patients to be treated sooner with potentially … ER -