Harborview to test drug on unconscious patients

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Harborview Medical Center wants to test a drug on unconscious patients without their consent, according to the Seattle times.

The experimental treatment would be used on about 100 victims who are taken to the hospital with traumatic brain injuries.

These kinds of human studies are allowed under federal law only if the community is well informed ahead of time.

The study could start this fall or winter but still needs final approval and that depends on how well community outreach on the topic goes.

The Seattle Times reports that Harborview is among 10 hospitals wanting to take part in the no-consent trial involving the Food and Drug Administration-approved drug, tranexamic acid.

It aims at preventing bleeding in the brain, specifically in people with traumatic brain injuries.

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Harborview to test drug on unconscious patients