In high-stakes medical situations, it can be really tough for doctors to make sure they don't cause harm. Here are some of the challenges they face:
Hard Decisions: Doctors often have to make tough choices. Sometimes, helping one patient might mean risking another's well-being. Research shows that about 30% of medical mistakes happen because of poor communication. This makes it more likely for patients to get hurt.
Understanding Risks: Many patients don’t fully get the risks of their treatments. Only about 70% understand what could go wrong. This makes it harder for doctors to avoid causing harm when patients agree to treatments that might not be the best for them.
Sharing Resources: In situations like triage, where doctors have to decide who gets care first, ethical problems can pop up. Limited resources might help some patients but hurt others.
These issues show how difficult it can be for doctors to balance not causing harm (non-maleficence) with respecting patient choices (autonomy) and doing good (beneficence) in healthcare.
In high-stakes medical situations, it can be really tough for doctors to make sure they don't cause harm. Here are some of the challenges they face:
Hard Decisions: Doctors often have to make tough choices. Sometimes, helping one patient might mean risking another's well-being. Research shows that about 30% of medical mistakes happen because of poor communication. This makes it more likely for patients to get hurt.
Understanding Risks: Many patients don’t fully get the risks of their treatments. Only about 70% understand what could go wrong. This makes it harder for doctors to avoid causing harm when patients agree to treatments that might not be the best for them.
Sharing Resources: In situations like triage, where doctors have to decide who gets care first, ethical problems can pop up. Limited resources might help some patients but hurt others.
These issues show how difficult it can be for doctors to balance not causing harm (non-maleficence) with respecting patient choices (autonomy) and doing good (beneficence) in healthcare.