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Case study

Reporting a knife wound

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Summary
  • When should you disclose information to the police about a patient with a stab or gunshot wound? 
  • How do you decide whether sharing information in this situation is in the public interest? 
  • What should you do if you consider disclosure to be justified but your patient refuses consent?
Background
Time: 5 mins
This case study will take around 5 minutes to complete.
Questions: 1
This case study has 1 question for you to complete.