[Remaining life expectancy as a criterion of triage? - Contra].

Authors :: Rehmann-Sutter C
Source :: Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) [Dtsch Med Wochenschr] 2021 Apr; Vol. 146 (9), pp. 621-622. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 30.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: A common intuition says the death of a younger person is more tragic, since older people could already live through more "innings" of their life. The most important reason against using age as a criterion in triage is however the infinite value of the other: In a relationship of responsibility and care, which is the functional base of medicine also in situations of emergency, the life of each other has infinite value, and therefore cannot be weighed against each other.<br />Competing Interests: Der Autor ist 62 Jahre alt.<br /> (Thieme. All rights reserved.)