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
• http://cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm
• http://www.thehub.net.au
• http://pubs.ama-assn.org/bioterr.html
• http://tunnelcliffe.com.au
• http://www.doir.wa.gov.au
• http://www.fema.gov/library/bizindex
• http://www.contingencyplanning.com/
• http://www.fema.gov/
• http://wwwema.gov.au
