Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparities
Tolchin B, Hull SC, Kraschel K. Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparities. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2020, 47: 200-202. PMID: 33067315, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBroader social changeEntrenched health disparitiesLife-saving medical resourcesSystemic health inequitiesTriage protocolHealth disparitiesMedical resourcesSocial changeStructural racismSystemic inequitiesScarce medical resourcesHealth inequitiesComparative advantagePublic health emergencyEthical challengesSocioeconomic health disparitiesInequitiesCrisis standardsTriage systemSocioeconomic disparitiesAdequate mechanismsHealth emergencyEthical allocationHealthcare systemDisparities