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Ethics in Clinical Medicine: Principles and Practice

   

Added on  2020-07-23

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Health Care Ethics

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Identification of ethical issue...........................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTIONMedical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values to the practice of clinicalmedicine and in scientific research. Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionalscan refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. These values include the respect forautonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice (Hall and et.al. (2018). In accordance withthis context, following essay will demonstrate the ethical issue in health sector by analysing thecase of Amos. Amos was studying in high school and resides in residential property rather thanboarding facilities provided by school. The essay will demonstrate how unethical practicesfollows by the health care centre nearby the school led towards the death of Amos. It will furtheraid in analysing the ethical issue and professional standards which was not followed by thehealth care professionals. Eventually, proposal will be provided at the end of essay which showssuccinct, reasons and comprehensive recommendation for professional practice to be followed inthe health care organisation (Celie & Prager ,2016).Identification of ethical issueAmos was studying in high school and resides in the residential property which is nearbyhis school. His friends studying in the same school but lives in the boarding facilities providedby the school authorities. One day on school terms nearby hospital reported that many studentssuffered from severe symptoms such as abdominal pain, profuse, diarrhoea, vomiting, musclecramps and irritability. Amos also found with the same symptoms. Due to increase in number ofpatients, the management of hospital becomes shorten of medical supplies and decided to treatonly students who lives in the boarding facilities provided by the school (Drummond and et.al.,(2015). This decision was considered as unethical decision as according to medical ethics, it isthe duty and responsibility of the health care professionals to provide treatment to the health careseekers equally and without any discriminations. Just due to shortage of medical supplies, theydenied treating Amos who lives in the residential property. The end result was devastating as dueto increase in dehydration, Amos went into shock and died within hours after reaching at hishome. As per the medical and health ethics, the health care professionals have to follow all thehealth standards in order to provide fair treatment to the health care seekers. The nearby hospitaljust due to shortage of medical supplies denied treating Amos leads to his death. Even Amosargued with the management and shows them his problem, the hospital management refuse totreat him just because he did not reside in boarding facilities provided by the school. In this1

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