A Study to Determine if Ethics Committees Should be a Decision-Making and Review Mechanism for Matters Relating to No-Code Orders in the Continental United States Army Medical Department Hospitals with over One Hundred Total Operating Beds

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine if ethics committees should be a decision making and review mechanism. A survey was distributed to all continental US Army hospitals with over one hundred operating beds. The survey measured attitudes on the roles of ethics committees in 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders patients. The study found a clear lack of guidance for preceding in these cases. The author recommended a written no-code policy from the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG), the policy should require a committee to handle ethical issues, that the committee review various ethical issues, and the facility commander be encouraged to use non-physicians of his choosing on this committee. Keywords: Military medicine; Medical services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA222226

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  • Lee W. Briggs

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  • Biomedical

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  • Air Force
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Therapy
  • United States

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  • Education
  • Medicine

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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