2006
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00713.x
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Ethical issues in pandemic planning

Abstract: In the event of an influenza pandemic, many ethical issues will arise in terms of health risks, resource allocation, and management decisions. Planning decisions may be controversial, such as rationing of antivirals, resource allocation (including hospital beds and vaccinations), occupational risk, rostering of staff, responsibilities of health care workers, quarantine measures, and governance issues. A clear ethical framework is needed to enable understanding of the decision‐making process and optimise accept… Show more

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“…This result is consistent with those of other studies indicating that nurses felt ethical pressure when they were compelled to provide care. 9 Nurses' responsibility as healthcare providers conflicts with the demand for safety as a human, which increased their stress. 14 Psychological stress experienced by medical teams who cared for infected patients was similar to that of nurses who cared for SARS patients 11 or medical teams who cared for MERS-CoV patients in Saudi Arabia.…”
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“…This result is consistent with those of other studies indicating that nurses felt ethical pressure when they were compelled to provide care. 9 Nurses' responsibility as healthcare providers conflicts with the demand for safety as a human, which increased their stress. 14 Psychological stress experienced by medical teams who cared for infected patients was similar to that of nurses who cared for SARS patients 11 or medical teams who cared for MERS-CoV patients in Saudi Arabia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 In addition, they felt ethical pressure because they were obligated to provide care despite the threat to their safety. 9 During the period in 2015 when MERS-CoV was prevalent, the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of nurses who were caring for MERS-CoV patients. 10 The survey indicated that 22.2% of nurses experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.…”
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“…Provision of information in a clear, accessible, and engaging way is required to optimize community acceptance of public health actions to prevent or respond to a pandemic. 38 Strategies to restrict the spread of disease will be ineffective if communication is not improved. Although the Exercise Cumption report acknowledged that communication to the public was inadequate, little has been done to raise community awareness.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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“…25 The use of quarantine and entry screening at international borders is costly and in some countries its use has created considerable debate about the legality and ethical basis for this approach. [55][56][57][58] The IHR 2005 specifically addresses issues of human rights related to quarantine and travel restrictions, 22 stating travelers' dignity and fundamental freedoms should be respected as well as minimizing any discomfort or distress and providing food, accommodation, and interpreter services. A review of experiences from the H1N1 pandemic revealed that compliance with these sections was far from universal.…”
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confidence: 99%