Advocacy by and for People with ABI (Acquired Brain Injury)
Public Policy of the Brain Injury Network Policy dated 10-18-08
Hospital Settings and Patients:
If a person is unconscious or minimally aware in the hospital, medical staff should not have a discussion with the person’s family at the bedside in which the staff discusses a negative prognosis. Said discussion should take place out of the earshot of the patient. (Even though the patient might appear unconscious, the patient might actually be capable of hearing and understanding any conversation within his or her earshot.)