Refusal of treatment and disagreement over care — branching viva

Opening (candidate)

My first move is to assess the risk of serious harm. This child is bleeding and deteriorating, so the refusal risks imminent death, which meets the harm-principle threshold. I would stabilise the child by treating in the child's best interests under the emergency doctrine, continue respectful engagement with the family alongside, escalate to my seniors and the ethics service, and seek a court determination for the ongoing dispute. ^{[1] [3]}