Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
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"Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19" is a widely cited New England Journal of Medicine article by Ezekiel Emanuel and colleagues that proposes ethical principles and practical guidelines for distributing limited medical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19 Context triple: [Ezekiel Emanuel, notableWork, Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19]
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NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19 Target entity description: "Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19" is a widely cited New England Journal of Medicine article by Ezekiel Emanuel and colleagues that proposes ethical principles and practical guidelines for distributing limited medical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“An Institutional Approach to the Study of Self-Organization and Self-Governance in CPR Situations”
“An Institutional Approach to the Study of Self-Organization and Self-Governance in CPR Situations” is a key chapter in Elinor Ostrom’s work that develops a theoretical framework for how communities design institutions to manage common-pool resources without relying solely on markets or states.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
bioethics article
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medical ethics guideline ⓘ scholarly article ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical obligations to patients and society
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fairness in pandemic response ⓘ legal and ethical concerns about withdrawing treatment ⓘ reallocation of resources from one patient to another ⓘ |
| advocates |
maximizing benefits as a primary allocation principle
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prioritizing saving the most life-years ⓘ prioritizing saving the most lives ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide clinicians
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guide hospital administrators ⓘ guide policymakers ⓘ |
| criticizes | strict first-come first-served allocation ⓘ |
| describes | principles for fair allocation of vaccines and therapeutics ⓘ |
| discusses |
first-come first-served as an allocation rule
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lotteries as tie-breakers in allocation ⓘ prioritization of health care workers ⓘ |
| field |
bioethics
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medical ethics ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intensive care unit beds
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limited medical supplies ⓘ ventilator allocation ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Alan Wertheimer
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Caplan NERFINISHED ⓘ Beau K. Friese NERFINISHED ⓘ Ezekiel J. Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin G. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Govind Persad NERFINISHED ⓘ Harald Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ James Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew R. Wynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Upshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | hospital triage protocols during COVID-19 ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | widely cited article on COVID-19 resource allocation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
COVID-19 pandemic
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allocation of scarce medical resources ⓘ critical care resource allocation ⓘ public health ethics ⓘ triage ethics ⓘ |
| proposes |
ethical principles for resource allocation
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practical guidelines for triage decisions ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New England Journal of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Massachusetts Medical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | evidence-based prognostic criteria for triage ⓘ |
| timePeriod | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| title | Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
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