Journal article
Paramedic ethics, capacity and the treatment of vulnerable patients
Journal of Paramedic Practice, Vol.12(12), pp.1-7
2020
Abstract
Vulnerable patients are at an increased risk of harm or exploitation in healthcare. Their vulnerability may impede their autonomy, which can then affect their ability to self-advocate. Clinicians have an important role in supporting vulnerable patients and upholding their autonomy. This article explores practical issues of capacity, autonomy and beneficence as they apply to some of the most common vulnerable groups that UK paramedics may encounter: children, older people, those with a mental illness and persons with a disability.
Details
- Title
- Paramedic ethics, capacity and the treatment of vulnerable patients
- Authors
- Dominique Moritz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Criminology - LegacyPhillip Ebbs (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityHamish Carver (Author) - Charles Sturt University
- Publication details
- Journal of Paramedic Practice, Vol.12(12), pp.1-7
- Publisher
- M A Healthcare
- DOI
- 10.12968/jpar.2020.12.12.CPD1
- ISSN
- 2041-9457
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Criminology - Legacy; School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99498408202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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