What is the test for a patient to be admitted to hospital with a high probability that they will die?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perales, F066528 (Cal. App. 2015):
must "involve[] a high degree of probability that it will result in death." (People v. Thomas (1953) 41 Cal.2d 470, 480, (conc. opn. of Traynor, J.), italics added.)
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