Which one of the following patients may be treated under the guideline of implied consent?

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Implied consent may be used when a patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to give consent, and the situation is one in which treatment is necessary to prevent death or serious harm. In the case of an overdose, the patient may be treated under the assumption that she would consent if she were able to do so. All of the other options involve conscious patients who are able to make their own medical decisions and thus require their explicit consent to be treated.

Which One of the Following Patients May Be Treated Under