Question

Doctors have a strong desire to be the first in applying a medical procedure. Is this desire morally justified? Explain.

Answer 1

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(Answer) Firstly, assuming that doctors prematurely decide to surgically treat a patient is an entirely general assumption. Not all doctors are hasty, some cases are urgent and sometimes a surgical procedure is the only justified way.

Either way, a doctor is supposed to ethically test a patient and decide on whether or not to surgically treat a patient only upon analysis of those test result. Furthermore, certain surgeries have a criterion or two. For instance, a patient would not be allowed to eat a day before or needs to complete a course of medication before prepping for surgery.

An immediate surgery is generally justified in immediate circumstances like an accident or immediate certain death. Even then, if the paramedics or patient would submit a DNR (do not resuscitate) the doctors would not be allowed to treat a patient.

Other supplementary procedures like allergy information, medical aversions of any sort or additional complications would need to be duly considered before conducting surgery

If all of these matters are not considered and a doctor would hastily conduct surgery, it would be unethical and could lead to the doctor’s license being revoked. Furthermore, if the patient would have severe complications because of hasty surgery, the doctor may even be sued.