Palhares Dario, Laurentino dos Santos Ivone
University Hospital of Brasilia, SGAN 604, pronto-socorro, Brasilia, DF BRAZIL e-mail:
Indian J Med Ethics. 2012 Oct-Dec;9(4):266-8. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2012.089.
Pre-employment medical tests, considered to be a practice within the subspecialty of occupational medicine, are ordered by physicians on behalf of employers. Candidates for a job may be rejected if they are found to suffer from a condition that can be worsened by the job, or one that may put other workers at risk. As the physician who orders pre-employment tests is chosen by the employer, pre-employment tests can violate both the autonomy and the privacy of the individual. This paper discusses ethical conflicts inherent in pre-employment medical testing.
入职前医学检查被视为职业医学亚专业领域内的一种做法，由医生代表雇主安排。如果求职者被发现患有某种可能因工作而加重的疾病，或者可能使其他工人面临风险的疾病，他们可能会被拒绝录用。由于安排入职前检查的医生是由雇主选定的，入职前检查可能会侵犯个人的自主权和隐私。本文讨论了入职前医学检查中固有的伦理冲突。
