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The Rapid Ethical Decisionmaking Model: Critical Medical Interventions in Resource-Poor Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2011

KENNETH V. ISERSON
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Applying bioethical principles can be difficult in resource-poor environments, particularly for Western doctors unfamiliar with these limitations. The challenges become even greater when clinicians must make rapid critical decisions. As the following case in Zambia illustrates, the Rapid Ethical Decisionmaking Model, long used in emergency medicine, is a useful tool in such circumstances.

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Special Section: Open Forum
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 108 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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