[Can we talk about triage of patients and with whom?]
subject: covid-19, ethics, public health strategies, Triage of patients
description: During the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic that hit France in the spring of 2020 sparked controversy over the triage of patients in the emergency room. From this controversy, this text will seek to clarify this notion of triage and, and to shed light on the ethical position of bedside physicians who find themselves summited to public health strategies, scientific data, regulatory injunctions and ethical duties.
creator: R Cremer, P Valette
source: Ethique & sante
date: 2021