Ethical conflicts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Associated Medical Sciences
; 56(2):96-98, 2023.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2275473
ABSTRACT
Background:
Healthcare setups in India are encountering a lot of medical, ethical, legal, and social challenges endorsed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, modifying the healthcare protocols, which are considered a standard of care. The ethical conflicts are pressurizing the decision-makers of society, to revamp the basic principles and traditional assumptions of our present healthcare modalities.Objectives:
This report addresses the common but crucial ethical issues, encountered by healthcare workers e.g., doctors and paramedics in day-to-day healthcare practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials andmethods:
This report tries to cover several ethical aspects of COVID-19 such as setting priority of screening;professional responsibility of healthcare workers;dilemma encountered by a doctor;compromise of patient confidentiality;allocation of scanty resources;end-of-life situation, and certain critical clinical scenarios. Results andconclusion:
COVID warriors from the health sector possess dual responsibilities of taking utmost care of COVID patients ethically, along with self-protection from this havoc. COVID-19 has taught us the lesson that, extra-ordinary time calls for extra-ordinary measures. Also, intervention performed upon the patient affects not only the patient, but also the whole of society. © 2023, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved.
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English
Journal:
Journal of Associated Medical Sciences
Year:
2023
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Article
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