Informed refusal – the Jehovah’s Witness patient

Jan 8, 2017 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Informed refusal – the Jehovah’s Witness patient

principle of beneficence may weigh more heavily than respecting individual autonomy. Adults with appropriate decision-making capacity express their autonomy through the informed consent process. Physicians demonstrate respect for the autonomy…

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Physician participation in executions

Jan 8, 2017 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Physician participation in executions

Table 49.2. Fractionalization of responsibility during executions to diffuse responsibility (Note: not all institutions have identical execution processes, so these examples may not be universal) the execution procedure; monitoring vital…

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Triage in civilian mass casualty situations

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number rather than the particular good of the patients at hand. This rule is justified only because of the clear necessity of general public welfare in a crisis.2 Justice Patients’…

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