Involuntary consent would most likely apply to:
A) a 23-year-old prisoner with a laceration to the right cheek and refusing care.
B) an alert and oriented 34-year-old male who is coughing up blood and refusing care.
C) a 3-year-old boy found wandering in the street with abrasions and cuts on his feet.
D) a confused elderly woman who is in the presence of her acting Power of Attorney.
A
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