Question

Emergency managers are sometimes forced to make ethical and moral decisions in the aftermath of a disastrous event. Imagine that you are an emergency manager, and your team is running short on medical supplies. How would you personally decide which disaster victims would receive access to these medical supplies? What would you do if victims began accusing you of racism or bias against certain religions as a result of your decision?

Answer 1

Access of the medical supplies would be clearly based on the disaster triage classification as follows :

Colour red : this requires immediate attention and care ; transfer immediately to a referral hospital in an equipped ambulance. Therefore this category would require the maximum health supplies according to the severity

Colour yellow: this requires urgent attention but not immediate care. Attention must be given after transferring colour red patients and also require medical supplies with constant and intensive care

Colour green : requires minor care and can wait until other victims have been attended. Not urgent and splints or dressings would work till all patients are stable.

colour black : dead victims requires no attention and care

If certain people start accusing of racism or being biased then a triage nurse must counsel the victim about the severity and need for urgent attention that they require more than that person.
The person must be made understood regarding the protocol of saving a victims life at a disaster place and ensure him/her that you'll too be saved and cared approp