[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: Where do you get that from? All you need is the patient's consent, or, if the patient is unable to give that due to being unable to understand those rights (for example by being dead), a legal guardian can. I fail to mistrust people so much to interfere with legal research in that case. [/quote]

It isn't always the case that a patient who is severely injured has a legal guardian in place. So yes, my concern expressed before is legitimate.