During the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence-based resources have been sought to support
decision-making and strategically inform hospitals' policies, procedures, and practices …

In this analysis we discuss the change in criteria for triage of patients during three different
phases of a pandemic like COVID-19, seen from the critical care point of view. Availability of …

Most disaster plans depend on using emergency physicians, nurses, emergency department
support staff, and out-of-hospital personnel to maintain the health care system's front line …

An ethically sound framework for health care during public health emergencies must
balance the patient-centered duty of care—the focus of clinical ethics under normal …

Background Humanitarian crises and emergencies, events often marked by high mortality,
have until recently excluded palliative care—a specialty focusing on supporting people with …

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare resources the world over, requiring
healthcare providers to make resource allocation decisions under extraordinary pressures …

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers face many ethical issues while providing
prehospital care to children and adults. Although provider judgment plays a large role in the …

In view of the exceptional public health situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a
consensus work has been promoted from the ethics group of the Spanish Society of …

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Some of the most frightening stories that have emerged from the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic have been of overwhelmed physicians caring for patients despite a …