Ethical dilemmas in disaster medicine
Joint Authors
Karadag, C. Ozge
Hakan, A. Karim
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 10 (31 Oct. 2012)11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2012-10-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Disasters may lead to ethical challenges that are different from usual medical practices.
In addition, disaster situations are related with public health ethics more than medical ethics, and accordingly may require stronger effort to achieve a balance between individual and collective rights.
This paper aims to review some ethical dilemmas that arise in disasters and mainly focuses on health services.
Disasters vary considerably with respect to their time, place and extent; therefore, ethical questions may not always have `one-size-fits-all` answers.
On the other hand, embedding ethical values and principles in every aspect of health-care is of vital importance.
Reviewing legal and organizational regulations, developing health-care related guidelines, and disaster recovery plans, establishing on-call ethics committees as well as adequate in-service training of health-care workers for ethical competence are among the most critical steps.
It is only by making efforts before disasters, that ethical challenges can be minimized in disaster responses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karadag, C. Ozge& Hakan, A. Karim. 2012. Ethical dilemmas in disaster medicine. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 14, no. 10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karadag, C. Ozge& Hakan, A. Karim. Ethical dilemmas in disaster medicine. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 14, no. 10 (Oct. 2012).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-310988
American Medical Association (AMA)
Karadag, C. Ozge& Hakan, A. Karim. Ethical dilemmas in disaster medicine. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2012. Vol. 14, no. 10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-310988
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Record ID
BIM-310988