The community speaks: Understanding ethical values in allocation of scarce lifesaving resources during disasters

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 777-783

  Biddison, Elizabeth L Daugherty ^a   Gwon, Howard ^c   Schoch Spana, Monica ^d   Cavalier, Robert ^d   White, Douglas B ^d   Dawson, Timothy ^d   Terry, Peter B ^a   London, Alex John ^d   Regenberg, Alan ^b   Faden, Ruth ^b   Toner, Eric S ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Ethics; Mechanical; Resource allocation; Ventilators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84903640541     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201310-379OC     Document Type: Article

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