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Israeli Position Paper: Triage Decisions for Severely Ill Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Joint Commission of the Israel National Bioethics Council, the Ethics Bureau of the Israel Medical Association and Representatives from the Israeli Ministry of Health
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Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . Jul2020, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p1-19. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objectives: This document provides an English translation of the Israeli Joint Commission's national guidelines for triaging severely ill patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: Four subcommittees of medical, legal, ethical-social, and religious experts developed the general principles and practical medical criteria for triaging scarce life-saving resources. Results: The guidelines provide an overview of general principles as well as pragmatic medical criteria and a practical triage protocol to be followed should the healthcare system be overwhelmed due to COVID-19. Issues covered include triggers for activating the guidelines, guiding ethical, legal, and religious principles, equity in access, fair distribution, transparency, consistency, palliation, medical policy prioritization, problem-solving mechanisms, and public trust. Conclusions: The Israeli consensus document and pragmatic medical triage protocol offer a societal and medical roadmap for allocating scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic or other disasters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COVID-19 pandemic
*MEDICAL societies
*COVID-19
*BIOETHICS
*MEDICAL triage
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20769172
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145159133
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10411