SAQ 1198 – Consent for fascia iliaca block

The orthopaedic team asks you to perform a fascia iliaca block on an 80-year-old woman with a fractured neck of femur. She is cognitively normal, lives alone and her only comorbidities are hypertension and atrial fibrillation.

List the four (4) generic legal requirements of consent.

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Describe the types of additional generic information required for informed consent.

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List three (3) major risks of this procedure.

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