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Collecting consent without a common language

Il consenso da raccogliere senza una lingua comune · Healthcare · Beginner

The case

A 61-year-old patient is on your ward, admitted through the emergency department: she speaks only a language nobody in the hospital knows, she is frightened, and she must undergo an invasive procedure by tomorrow requiring informed consent. With her is her twenty-year-old son, who gets by in Italian and has acted as interpreter so far: but you notice he filters (two-minute answers become ten seconds), and on delicate topics (risks, complications) he visibly sugarcoats to protect his mother. The hospital's cultural mediation service exists but responds in 48-72 hours. The procedure can be scheduled, it is not extremely urgent. How do you manage consent and communication?

In reparto è ricoverata una paziente di 61 anni, arrivata dal pronto soccorso: parla solo una lingua che nessuno in ospedale conosce, è spaventata, e va sottoposta entro domani a una procedura invasiva che richiede consenso informato. Ad accompagnarla c'è il figlio ventenne, che mastica l'italiano e finora ha fatto da interprete: ma ti accorgi che filtra (le risposte di due minuti diventano dieci secondi), e su argomenti delicati (rischi, complicanze) visibilmente edulcora per proteggere la madre. Il servizio di mediazione culturale dell'azienda esiste ma risponde in 48-72 ore. La procedura è programmabile, non urgentissima. Come gestisci consenso e comunicazione?

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