Doctors urged not to ‘sacrifice’ themselves during coronavirus pandemic
Clinicians should not try to be heroes as it puts them at risk of being infected and then unable to work, says new Australian ethics guidance
Doctors shouldn’t take “heroic or sacrificial” actions in the coronavirus crisis that would then risk putting themselves out of service to help other patients, according to an ethical framework developed for Australian clinicians.
Medical professionals have turned to Sydney Health Ethics, within the University of Sydney, for guidance in the event of having to make tough decisions about resources, such as ventilators, in the COVID-19 pandemic.
