No protocol and no liability: a call for COVID crisis guidelines that protect vulnerable populations.
J Comp Eff Res
; 9(12): 829-837, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-675948
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing the unacceptable health disparities across New York City and in this country. The mortality rates of vulnerable and minority populations alone suggest a need to re-evaluate clinical decision making protocols, especially given the recently passed Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, which grants healthcare institutions full immunity from liability stemming from resource allocation/triage decisions. Here we examine the disparity literature against resource allocation guidelines, contending that these guidelines may propagate allocation of resources along ableist, ageist and racial biases. Finally, we make the claim that the state must successfully develop ones that ensure the just treatment of our most vulnerable.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Vulnerable Populations
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Pandemics
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Clinical Decision-Making
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Comp Eff Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cer-2020-0090
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