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    This document presents a case study analysis involving a problem of limited space in the intensive care unit (ICU). Three patients - an undercover policeman and two drug dealers - were injured in a drug deal gone wrong and need ICU beds. The document discusses two approaches to deciding which patients receive the ICU beds: 1) triage based on most critical condition, and 2) considering likelihood of survival. It concludes that social utility is not an appropriate method here, as all patients have an equal right to treatment regardless of occupation or social status.

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    This document presents a case study analysis involving a problem of limited space in the intensive care unit (ICU). Three patients - an undercover policeman and two drug dealers - were injured in a drug deal gone wrong and need ICU beds. The document discusses two approaches to deciding which patients receive the ICU beds: 1) triage based on most critical condition, and 2) considering likelihood of survival. It concludes that social utility is not an appropriate method here, as all patients have an equal right to treatment regardless of occupation or social status.

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    This document presents a case study analysis involving a problem of limited space in the intensive care unit (ICU). Three patients - an undercover policeman and two drug dealers - were injured in a drug deal gone wrong and need ICU beds. The document discusses two approaches to deciding which patients receive the ICU beds: 1) triage based on most critical condition, and 2) considering likelihood of survival. It concludes that social utility is not an appropriate method here, as all patients have an equal right to treatment regardless of occupation or social status.

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    OrtegaNCM108-BioE-2A (A Problem of Space)

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    Trisha Faye Ortega
    This document presents a case study analysis involving a problem of limited space in the intensive care unit (ICU). Three patients - an undercover policeman and two drug dealers - were injured in a drug deal gone wrong and need ICU beds. The document discusses two approaches to deciding which patients receive the ICU beds: 1) triage based on most critical condition, and 2) considering likelihood of survival. It concludes that social utility is not an appropriate method here, as all patients have an equal right to treatment regardless of occupation or social status.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    COLLEGE OF NURSING
    Bicol University
    Legazpi City

    Title A Problem of Space: A Case Study Analysis


    :
    Name Trisha Faye P. Ortega Level: BSN Date: October 4, 2020
    : 2A

    Case:

    It is a busy night at the emergency room and the ICU is down to two open beds.
    At two in the morning, the ambulance pulls up to the emergency room door with three
    patients who had been involved in a shoot-out.

    Apparently, a sting operation had gone bad during a drug deal, and an undercover
    policeman and two drug dealers had been wounded. All three men appear to be in critical
    condition and need the services of the ICU. 

    1. Consider how you would decide which of the three men receive the ICU beds. 

    If I were to decide which of the three men would receive the ICU beds, I will use
    the same process used in triage wherein the patients with the most critical condition
    would get the ICU beds to get proper treatment immediately. On the other hand, the
    patients in less critical condition can be accommodated soon after or transferred to
    another hospital for immediate treatment. Under the Lifeboat Ethics, this process is
    where every human being has an equal right to live and get proper treatment
    regardless of their personal and social worth.

    Another principle that can be used is that of the best prognosis or medical utility.
    This principle states that we can allocate the ICU beds to patients who are more likely
    to survive than those who have no chance of surviving. Doing this would save
    patients who are more likely to be saved. However, this is only used when the most
    critical patient's condition is beyond repair or irreversible.

    2. Given that the policeman was hurt in the line of duty, is this a time when social
    utility is an appropriate method for micro-allocation of scarce resources.

    No, this is not a time to use the social utility as an appropriate method for the
    micro-allocation of scarce resources. The policeman and the drug dealers should be
    treated equally fairly when it comes to allocating health resources. Moreover, no
    amount of status and personal or social worth would overrule every human being's
    equal right to live and receive health care resources.

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