Do COVID-19 patients needing extended care in an intensive care unit fall under the ‘emergency medical treatment’ provisions of the South African Constitution? | Zendy

David McQuoid–Mason | Zendy

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Do COVID-19 patients needing extended care in an intensive care unit fall under the ‘emergency medical treatment’ provisions of the South African Constitution?

Author(s) -

David McQuoid–Mason

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

south african medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 2078-5135

pISSN - 0256-9574

DOI - 10.7196/samj.2020.v111i1.15424

Subject(s) - medicine , constitution , intensive care unit , covid-19 , medical emergency , health care , emergency treatment , meaning (existential) , nursing , intensive care medicine , disease , law , psychology , pathology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychotherapist

Whether COVID-19 patients in need of extended care in an intensive care unit qualify for 'emergency medical treatment' is answered by considering the Constitution, the meaning of emergency medical treatment, and whether such patients are in an incurable chronic condition. Considering ethical guidelines for the withholding and withdrawal of treatment may assist a court in determining whether a healthcare practitioner has acted with the degree of skill and care required of a reasonably competent practitioner in his or her branch of the profession.

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