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Nature Medicine 13, 765 (1 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/nm0707-765;

Ethicists balk at new emergency trials that skip informed consent

Andrea Anderson

Pulled from the twisted metal of a car accident, someone with a blunt brain injury or a stopped heart could find themselves unknowingly participating in a clinical trial. Is that ethical? Yes, say researchers, who are testing new emergency treatments on accident victims across the US and Canada.

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