Alexander G Caleb, Wynia Matthew K
Division of General Internal Medicine, MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Hospitals, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Sep-Oct;22(5):189-97. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.5.189.
Little is known about contemporary physicians' sense of preparedness for bioterrorism, willingness to treat patients despite personal risk, or belief in the professional duty to treat during epidemics. In a recent national survey few physicians reported that they or their practice are "well prepared" for bioterrorism. Still, most respondents reported that they would continue to care for patients in the event of an outbreak of "an unknown but potentially deadly illness," although only a narrow majority reported believing in a professional duty to treat patients in epidemics. Preparing physicians for bioterrorism should entail providing practical knowledge, preventive steps to minimize risk, and reinforcement of the profession's ethical duty to treat.
对于当代医生应对生物恐怖主义的准备意识、不顾个人风险治疗患者的意愿，或在疫情期间履行治疗职责的信念，我们所知甚少。在最近的一项全国性调查中，很少有医生表示他们或其诊所对生物恐怖主义“准备充分”。尽管如此，大多数受访者表示，在“一种未知但可能致命的疾病”爆发时，他们仍会继续照顾患者，不过只有勉强过半数的受访者表示相信在疫情期间有治疗患者的职业责任。让医生为应对生物恐怖主义做好准备，应包括提供实用知识、将风险降至最低的预防措施，以及强化该职业治疗患者的道德责任。
