Paramedic ethics, capacity and the treatment of vulnerable patients
| Autor: | Phillip Ebbs, Hamish Carver, Dominique Moritz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Vulnerability 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Affect (psychology) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Harm Increased risk Health care medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Psychiatry Autonomy media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Paramedic Practice. 12:1-7 |
| ISSN: | 2041-9457 1759-1376 |
| Popis: | Vulnerable patients are at an increased risk of harm or exploitation in healthcare. Their vulnerability may impede their autonomy, which can then affect their ability to self-advocate. Clinicians have an important role in supporting vulnerable patients and upholding their autonomy. This article explores practical issues of capacity, autonomy and beneficence as they apply to some of the most common vulnerable groups that UK paramedics may encounter: children, older people, those with a mental illness and persons with a disability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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