Modern burn care often leads to the dilemma of what should or should not be done for
patients with clinical deterioration and organ system failure who fail to respond to therapy …

Ethical considerations in the decision to resuscitate and continue treatment of a massive
burn injury are complex. As survival improves, the parameters we use in deciding to …

The decision not to resuscitate a patient with burns is an issue of concern, with advocates
both for and against. Most patients have not had previous experience with major burn …

Identification of incompetent, drastically burned candidates for comfort care, participants in
reaching the comfort care decision, steps in the comfort care protocol, and the problems of …

When the subject of ethics is raised perhaps professionals overlook the fact that medicine is
a moral endeavour. It is understandable human nature that the familiar is often forgotten …

``A patient may decide to limit treatment because of the anticipated quality of his own life, but
it would be inappropriate for the physician or family to do so. Judgements about the quality …

Altered states of consciousness often exclude the seriously burned patient from decision
making in his own case. During the first few hours of hospitalization, however, even the most …

BACKGROUND: Flame injury confers significant physical and psychologic stress on burn
patients. Because most patients and their surrogates lack an understanding of burn injury …

Catastrophic burn injuries often leave patients in shock or incommunicative, creating
complex ethical situations. Patient autonomy and the ability to make competent decisions …

IN TREATING suffering, the physician must apply technical skill, scientific knowledge and
human understanding. If used with courage, humility and wisdom, these assets will perform …