Against Personal Ventilator Reallocation | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由JMREYNOLDS著作·被引用4次—TheBackgroundofPVRDebates...Forthepurposesofourdiscussion,theacronym“PV”referstoventilatorsthatindividualsuseintheirhomes, ...

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease of 2019) pandemic has led to intense conversations about ventilator allocation and reallocation during a crisis standard of care. Multiple voices in the media and multiple state guidelines mention reallocation as a possibility. Drawing upon a range of neuroscientific, phenomenological, ethical, and sociopolitical considerations, the authors argue that taking away someone’s personal ventilator is a direct assault on their bodily and social integrity. They conclude that personal ventilators should not be part of reallocation pools and that triage protocols should be immediately clarified to explicitly state that personal ventilators will be protected in all cases.

Keywords: COVID-19, medical rationing, disability, ventilators, bodily integrity, pandemics

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to intense conversations about ventilator allocation and reallocation during a crisis standard of care (CSC). The...