Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency.
Tolchin B, Latham SR, Bruce L, Ferrante LE, Kraschel K, Jubanyik K, Hull SC, Herbst JL, Kapo J, Moritz ED, Hughes J, Siegel MD, Mercurio MR. Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 303-317. PMID: 32991327, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020314303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health emergencyTriage protocolScarce medical resourcesYale New Haven Health SystemMedical resourcesEthical challengesHealth emergencyCOVID-19 pandemicAllocating Scarce Medical ResourcesFuture wavesMajor ethical challengesChronic comorbiditiesPregnant patientsSimilar public health emergenciesHealthcare workersTriage assessmentClinical judgmentCoronavirus diseaseHealth systemSocioeconomic disparitiesRole of ageCOVID-19Less needPublic discussionSecondary goalMobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience
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