RT Book, Section
A1 Marco, Catherine A.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166528101
T1 Ethical Issues of Resuscitation
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166528101
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  study  of  ethics  is  an  effort  to  understand  and  examine  the  moral  life.1  The  Hippocratic  Oath  is  revered  as  one  of  the  oldest  codes  of  medical  ethics.  More  recently,  the  American  Medical  Association  Code  of  Ethics  (earliest  version  in  1847)2  and  the  American  College  of  Emergency  Physicians  Code  of  Ethics  (2016  and  2017)3,4  have  provided  guidance  to  emergency  physicians  in  the  application  of  ethical  principles  to  clinical  practice.  Principles  of  bioethics  include  beneficence  (doing  good);  nonmaleficence  (primum  non  nocere,  or  “do  no  harm”);  respect  for  patient  autonomy,  confidentiality,  and  honesty;  distributive  justice;  and  respect  for  the  law.  Ethical  dilemmas  arise  when  there  is  a  potential  conflict  between  two  principles,  values,  or  individuals.  Physicians  resolve  these  dilemmas  by  gathering  additional  information;  assessing  patient  capacity;  conducting  meetings  with  other  healthcare  professionals,  patients,  and  families;  and  applying  an  informed  judgment  in  individual  situations.  In  some  circumstances,  physicians  may  seek  the  involvement  of  the  institutional  ethics  committee  or  the  judicial  system.