학술논문
Ethics in disaster, mass casualty care, and critical care.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Egodage T; Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, USA.; Doucet J; University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.; Patel PP; Department of Surgery, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA.; Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.; Martin MJ; Department of Trauma Surgery, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.; Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Source
Publisher: BMJ Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101698646 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2397-5776 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23975776 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
The primary ethical principle guiding general medical practice is autonomy. However, in mass casualty (MASCAL) or disaster scenarios, the principles of beneficence and justice become of foremost concern. Despite multiple reviews, publications, and training courses available to prepare for a MASCAL incident, a minority of physicians and healthcare providers are abreast of these. In this review, we describe several MASCAL scenarios and their associated ethical, moral, and medicolegal quandaries in attempts to curb potential future misadventures.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
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Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
(© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)