Health-care professionals and researchers have a legal and ethical responsibility to inform
patients before carrying out diagnostic tests or treatment interventions as part of a clinical …

Background Exception from informed consent (EFIC) regulations for research in emergency
settings contain unique requirements for community consultation and public disclosure …

Background/aims Despite evidence that preferential use of balanced/buffered fluids may
improve outcomes compared with chloride-rich 0.9% saline, saline remains the most …

Importance Exception From Informed Consent (EFIC) research requires community
consultation (CC) and public disclosure (PD). Traditional methods of conducting CC and PD …

Background Pelvic fractures represent a small percent of all skeletal injuries but are
associated with significant morbidity and mortality secondary to hemodynamic instability …

Background Although widely used in treating severe abdominal trauma, damage control
laparotomy (DCL) has not been assessed in any randomized controlled trial. We conducted …

Objectives With increased focus on early resuscitation methods following injury to improve
patient outcomes, studies are employing exception from informed consent (EFIC) …

METHODS Multicenter CC was administered by the lead site and conducted in preparation
for a three-site prehospital randomized clinical trial. We used Facebook and Instagram …

Research in emergency care has been facilitated by an exception from the requirements for
obtaining and documenting informed consent. This exception only applies to a strictly limited …

Background Exception from informed consent (EFIC) enables the enrollment of research
subjects with emergent conditions to clinical trials without prior consent. EFIC study approval …