1.0Journal of Medical Ethics bloghttps://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethicsMike Kinghttps://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/author/mking/Prioritizing justice in ventilator allocation - Journal of Medical Ethics blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mJ6QbXAkue"><a href="https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2020/04/15/prioritizing-justice-in-ventilator-allocation/">Prioritizing justice in ventilator allocation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2020/04/15/prioritizing-justice-in-ventilator-allocation/embed/#?secret=mJ6QbXAkue" width="600" height="338" title="“Prioritizing justice in ventilator allocation” — Journal of Medical Ethics blog" data-secret="mJ6QbXAkue" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
/* ]]> */
</script>
By L. Syd M Johnson As the Covid-19 pandemic intensified worldwide, grim reports out of Italy’s embattled and overwhelmed hospitals foretold the need to plan for rationing ventilators in the event that the number of patients requiring them exceeded the number available. Hospitals, ethics committees, and government agencies around the US began planning for the [...]Read More...