ASSIGNMENTTWO 3000‐3500words(excludingreferences) Themanagementofmajorincidentsanddisasterscanimposesignificantclinical,logistical,organisational,andethicalchallenges.Theycanintroduceuniquemoral,triage,resourceallocation,andpublichealthissues.Manyofthemostcrucialofthesedilemmascanbeanticipatedandplannedforinadvance,andprospectiveethicaldeliberationsmustbegiventoarangeofmoralissuesthatmayariseduringtheresponseto,andrecoveryfromadisaster. Onesuchdilemmathatcanbeanticipatedanddiscussedinadvanceofdisastersoccurringisthatof“dutyofcare”. Thestandardpracticeexpectationsforanyhealthcareworkerareacombinationofgeneralstandardsofprofessionalpractice,standardsofperformance,professionalcodesofethics,legalregulations,andcompetencies. Duringnormaloperatingprocedures,emergencyhealthcareworkersunderstandandgenerallyaccepttheir“dutyofcare”toindividualpatients. However,duringadisasterormajorincidentwhenthepointofcaremovesfromtheindividualpatienttothegreaterpopulation,doesthis“dutyofcare”translatetoa“dutytorespond”?Evenifthereisapotentialrisktothehealthcareworker? Provideyourcomprehensiveresponsetothisquestion.Besuretoreferencetheavailableliteratureandtakecaretocarefullyplanyourassignmenttoensureyoudevelopalogicalandwellthoughtoutresponse. MARKINGGUIDE:ASSIGNMENTTWO Presentation/grammar/references MarkswillbedeductedwherestudentsdonotfollowthestyleguideforassignmentsasdocumentedinthisSubjectGuide,donotappropriatelyproofreadorspellcheckwork,ordonotappropriatelyreference. – 5marks Content – 50marks Conclusion Shouldprovideaclearandconcisesummaryoftheoverallfindingsofyourassignment.Aconclusionshouldnotintroducenewconcepts. – 5marks TOTAL=60marks Journal References • British Medical Journal • Issues in Law & Medicine • Australian Journal of Emergency Management • Annals of Emergency Medicine • American Journal of Law & Medicine Website References • http://www.disaster-central.com … Read more