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La ética ante las crisis sanitarias a propósito de la COVID-19 / Ethics facing health crises related to COVID-19
Barreiro Vázquez, Antonio Ramón.
  • Barreiro Vázquez, Antonio Ramón; Instituto de Filosofía. La Habana. CU
Rev. cuba. med. mil ; 50(1): e939, 2021.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1289512
RESUMEN
La ética está presente en múltiples escenarios, pero frente a una pandemia, se destacan los inherentes al sistema de salud. Este artículo tiene como objetivo, identificar momentos cruciales del enfrentamiento a una crisis sanitaria en los que proliferan los dilemas éticos. Se analizan el modo de actuar del personal de la salud; aspectos de la organización y las decisiones que se toman. Estos temas se abordan desde varias aristas, entre ellas la ética en la formación de sus recursos humanos, papel y lugar del juramento hipocrático, posiciones que critican el quebrantamiento de la ética profesional y la urgencia en su restablecimiento. Se examinan posiciones en torno al triaje como sistema de selección y clasificación de pacientes en los servicios de urgencia, los planes de contingencia y los dilemas éticos. Antes de forzar a los médicos a decidir quién vive y quién muere, los gobiernos deben trabajar para disponer de sistemas sanitarios que permitan prevenir las enfermedades, disminuir los contagios masivos y atender los casos clínicos de forma digna con los recursos necesarios. Entre las estrategias a implementar es vital la acertada planificación ante contingencias, que eviten arribar a las fases de saturación y colapso de los servicios médicos, momentos en los que se multiplican los dilemas éticos(AU)
ABSTRACT
Ethic is present in multiple settings, but when faced with a health crises, those inherent to the health system stand out. This article aims to identify crucial moments in the confrontation with a health crisis in which ethical dilemmas proliferate. Crucial moments of direct confrontation with a health crisis are analyzed the way of acting of health personnel; organizational aspects and decisions made directly related to the health sector. These issues are approached from several angles, among them ethics in the formation of its human resources, the role and place of the Hippocratic Oath, positions that criticize the breach of professional ethics and the urgency in its restoration. Positions regarding triage as a system for selecting and classifying patients in emergency services, contingency plans and ethical dilemmas are addressed. Before forcing doctors to decide who lives and who dies, governments must work to have health systems that prevent diseases, reduce mass infections and treat clinical cases with dignity with the necessary resources. Among the strategies to be implemented, correct contingency planning is vital, to avoid reaching the saturation and collapse phases of medical services, moments in which ethical dilemmas multiply(AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Adaptation, Psychological / Health Strategies / Ethics, Professional / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. mil Journal subject: History of Medicine / Military Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Filosofía/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Adaptation, Psychological / Health Strategies / Ethics, Professional / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. mil Journal subject: History of Medicine / Military Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Filosofía/CU