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In this week's question dissection, ITB's own Swati and Eva break down an original ethics question regarding the case of a 6 year old boy who is brought to the ED following a car accident. The child is unstable and is determined to need emergency surgery and a blood transfusion. His father consents to the surgery but not the transfusion. What is the best appropriate next step?

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