German doctors’ associations have agreed on a set of ethical guidelines to help doctors make life-or-death decisions when treating coronavirus patients.
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Who gets priority?
[…] decisions about who gets treatment must be medically justified and fair. Transparency and earning the trust of the population are crucial[…]
[…] A team of three experts with different medical backgrounds should make the final life or death decision[…]
The severity of the infection, secondary illnesses, and the patient’s will should all be considered […] but age and social status should not come into play.
Age not among criteria
“[…]decided against ‘age’ as a criterion and want to proceed in a very nuanced way,”
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that having clear guidelines […] save stress in the end, while at the same time strengthen hospitals’ crisis management capabilities.
Full article at Deutsche Welle
