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A Patient Will Die if His Limb is not Amputated, but is in no State to Give His Nod. Should the Doc Go Ahead?

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A Patient Will Die if His Limb is not Amputated, but is in no State to Give His Nod. Should the Doc Go Ahead?

If a patient comes to a hospital’s emergency ward in a state in which limb amputation is the only option...

If a patient comes to a hospital’s emergency ward in a state in which limb amputation is the only option to avoid sepsis and death, and if consent cannot be obtained due to the fact that the patient is unconscious and cannot speak for her/himself, what is the appropriate action that the doctor should take?