2018
DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.fred1-1805
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Caring for the Wounded—the Ethics of Trauma Surgery

Abstract: In a fraction of a second, trauma changes us. Trauma injures organs, fractures bones, and makes us bleed, but it also leads to suffering, demoralization, and fear. While physical injuries can often be neatly classified, emotional and spiritual injuries cannot. These burdens are shouldered by many, not just those who are physically injured. Families, friends, communities, and even those who care for the injured are also wounded.Trauma professionals' decisions can change us, too. Trauma surgeons must make highst… Show more

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“…The electronic questionnaire was developed following a research protocol that was circulated among the steering committee members and tested by a sample of surgeons. The majority of the questions were based on previous research in trauma and emergency surgery [ 9 , 15 , 16 ], information management and organization science [ 17 19 ], and medical ethics [ 7 9 , 20 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…The electronic questionnaire was developed following a research protocol that was circulated among the steering committee members and tested by a sample of surgeons. The majority of the questions were based on previous research in trauma and emergency surgery [ 9 , 15 , 16 ], information management and organization science [ 17 19 ], and medical ethics [ 7 9 , 20 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ethics was investigated through 12 sentences to be rated according to a five-point Likert scale, where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree. The items were adapted from Angelos et al [ 7 ], Angelos [ 20 ], Suah and Angelos [ 4 ] and Scarlet [ 9 ], aiming at measuring the topics of surgical consent (items 1–2), the formal attention to ethics in trauma surgery training (items 3–7), and the role of trauma leaders as ethical leaders (items 8–12). Appendix 1 reports the items for each topic.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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