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Describe under what circumstances statutory consent to treatment can be inferred.

Describe under what circumstances statutory consent to treatment can be inferred.

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Statutory consent is an emergency consent

Normally a person has the right to choose treatment but in an emergency situation. where immediate treatment is necessary for saving a life or severe disability, if the person is unconscious at that time then there is an assumption taken that the person already gave consent to save his own life. This is called statutory consent.

It is only taken during emergency, where immediate treatment required to save life or disability.

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