Etika urgentní medicíny z pohledu každodenní praxe – group of authors (2023)

The book focuses on field-specific topics of acute and emergency care from an ethical perspective. The authors attempt to describe dilemmas that are not yet very common in Czech medical-ethical discussions, but which doctors and paramedics encounter. The texts are based on practice and are also oriented towards clinical practice. ***** This book is not about theoretical research, but raises questions that sooner or later will be faced not only by specialists in emergency medicine but by all healthcare professionals who may encounter acute conditions. Is resuscitation always necessary? And if not, when is resuscitation harmful? How to talk to a patient in the terminal phase of life, how to remain human and not hide behind medicine and technology? Is ethics necessary even in managing emergencies and disasters? How to accept the principle of triage when there are too many sick or injured people and too few resources to help? Is limiting individual freedom during a disaster justified? What is ethical when informing about illness, health, and emergencies in the media? Are there inequalities in the provision of healthcare? How to manage patients who harm their own health, how to treat perpetrators of traffic accidents, aggressors, and suicides? The authors have attempted to address these and many other questions in this...