Palliating a Pandemic: 'All Patients Must Be Cared For'
| Autor: | James Downar, Dori Seccareccia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Palliative care Jurisdiction business.industry pandemic Palliative Care MEDLINE Disaster Planning Influenza pandemic Triage Article Disease Outbreaks surge planning Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Nursing Influenza Human Health care Pandemic Humans Medicine Neurology (clinical) business General Nursing Disaster planning |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| ISSN: | 0885-3924 |
| Popis: | In the event of an overwhelming influenza pandemic, many health care systems will implement a triage system that would potentially deny critical care treatment to some seriously ill patients. Although all triage systems have guaranteed palliative care for those who are denied critical care, no jurisdiction has yet developed a plan to accommodate the anticipated "surge" in demand for palliative care. The authors present a mathematical and ethical justification for a palliative care surge plan and outline some of the key elements that should be included in such a plan. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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