Dimond B
University of Glamorgan.
Br J Nurs. 2001;10(15):1002-4. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2001.10.15.5271.
Case Scenario: Miss MB required a Caesarean section in order to save her fetus. However, while she gave consent to the operation, she suffered from a needle phobia which caused her to panic and refuse the preliminary anaesthetic. The trust applied for a declaration that the Caesarean section could take place on the grounds that the needle phobia rendered her mentally incapacitated and therefore the operation should proceed in her best interests (Re MB (an adult: medical treatment), [1997]).
MB女士为了挽救她的胎儿需要进行剖腹产手术。然而，尽管她同意了手术，但她患有针头恐惧症，这导致她恐慌并拒绝了术前麻醉。医院信托申请一项声明，即剖腹产手术可以进行，理由是针头恐惧症使她精神上无行为能力，因此手术应按照她的最大利益进行（MB（成年人：医疗）案，[1997]）。
