Ethical Patient Prioritization in Disaster Triage: A Protocol for a Systematic Review

Background: Disasters are medically defined as events in which the demands for patients’ care far exceed the available resources. In such situations, triage and rationing of limited resources are inevitable. A decision regarding triage needs not only scientific guidelines but also an ethical framewo...

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Main Authors: Vahid Ghanbari, Armin Zareiyan, Amir Nejati, Dan Hanfiling, Ali Ardalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2019-04-01
Series:Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
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Online Access:http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-229-en.html