Approaches to rationing medical care: - Sickest first - An equal chance - Maximizing the benefits of treatment How doctors decide who should get care first when medical resources are limited
, a peer-reviewed medical journal, laid out several approaches to translate these values into real life practices. While each system has its own benefits and flaws, they offer insight into the physiological and social factors that could be considered when prioritizing care.A prioritarian approach treats the sickest first. In emergency care, for example, a patient suffering from a heart attack would be seen before a patient with a broken arm.
This practice requires no information about the patient, removes any decision-making burden on hospital staff and, in theory, eliminates personal influence on the process. Another maximizing approach could look to save the most number of lives. Patients with less severe symptoms would be prioritized because they seem more likely to recover.
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