Saha S, Misra S, Saha P
J Med Eng Technol. 1985 Mar-Apr;9(2):55-60. doi: 10.3109/03091908509028765.
Technology has created moral dilemmas in recent years creating an increased interest in the field of bioethics, which affects engineers in biomedicine, physicians, other health-care professionals, and society in general. For example devices like the kidney dialysis machine or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) diagnostic scanner demonstrate state-of-the-art capabilities, yet they are very expensive. Therefore, standards of the past involving health care and allocation of resources are changing, and professionals must be aware of this change, as well as the responsibility for complete testing and review during the research and development process of medical devices. In this paper, we illustrate technological impact and stress the necessity of an understanding of ethics in order to deal effectively with product liability, conflicts of interests, and allocation of scarce resources. Hopefully, this will result in awareness and education in ethics and professional responsibilities.
近年来，技术引发了道德困境，这使得人们对生物伦理领域的兴趣日益浓厚，生物伦理影响着生物医学工程师、医生、其他医疗保健专业人员以及整个社会。例如，诸如肾脏透析机或核磁共振（NMR）诊断扫描仪之类的设备展示了最先进的功能，但它们非常昂贵。因此，过去涉及医疗保健和资源分配的标准正在发生变化，专业人员必须意识到这一变化，以及在医疗设备研发过程中进行全面测试和审查的责任。在本文中，我们阐述了技术的影响，并强调了理解伦理道德的必要性，以便有效应对产品责任、利益冲突和稀缺资源的分配问题。希望这将提高人们对伦理道德和职业责任的认识并促进相关教育。
