The patient presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain and collapses in the reception area before registering. Physicians and nurses rush to assist the patient. What type of consent protects these health care providers?
1. Expressed
2. Implied
3. Oral
4. Partial
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Rationale: Implied consent is consent that may be inferred by the patient's conduct or that may be legally presumed in emergency situations. Because this patient presented to the ED, consent is implied. Expressed consent is consent given by direct words, written or oral. "Partial" is not a type of consent.
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