Anest. intenziv. Med. 2009;20(6):332-334

Ethical problems experienced during emergency medical care provisionEthics and Medicine Law

Pokorný Jiří sen.

The article starts with a definition of ethics and classification of emergency medical care. The ethics view of the problems of care of single and mass casualties is described. A major ethical problem is posed by the cases of critically ill patients in whom intensive therapy has proved to be inefficient and futile. In those cases transition from intensive to symptomatic care is indicated because the patient has entered the phase of dying. Such a decision has to be made by the lead physician in agreement with other physicians caring for the patient. The implementation of guidelines for the transition from intensive to symptomatic care is recommended. The death of the patient should be the consequence of their untreatable disease, not a medical intervention. One of the physician's responsibilities is also ensuring a quiet environment for the patient dying from a non-treatable condition.

Keywords: ethics; intensive care; dying

Received: May 17, 2009; Accepted: September 16, 2009; Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation

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