Question

Describe issue of rule of rescue as it relates to medicine. What is it and when could it come up in medicine? Use one example of the rule of rescue from the case studies we have read in our book. Then explain how one consequentialist ethical theory could deal with the rule of rescue in medicine and one deontological ethical theory could deal with the issue of the rule of rescue.

Answer 1

In 1986, US bioethicist Albert jonsen found the barrier for health care and he innovated cost-effective allocation in health care. Rule of rescue in various parts of medical settings provided health coverage by Medicaid...many issues brought to the consideration from new and expensive treatment especially for drug treatment which many people do not afford for the treatment. example statin reduces the blood cholesterol and it reduces the heart attack but the cost of the drug is high per saving life-year depends on the risk of death which people facing. Alglucerase treats gaucher's disease, it cost about 80,000 euro per year per patient. Beta-interferon reduce the relapse of multiple sclerosis. It cost 70,000 to 5,00,000 euro per year quality per year. the patient who benefits from the treatment rule of a rescue deal with the probability of benefits. Its focus on Quality-adjusted life-years(QALY) by improving the length of life and quality of life. When a patient suffering from multiple sclerosis QALY calculates and prevent the future death of incident with the unidentifiable individual than an identifiable person...Cost of the authority pays 10,000 to 15,000 euro per life-year saved. It considers the quality and quantity of life with equality.
Consequentialist theory focus on utilitarianism with the standard of beneficence moral actions are the right proportion to promote happiness and produce the reserve. It says about action is right avoiding bad consequences which may provide harmful outcomes. This theory based on a welfare-oriented focus on the moral right for goodness. In the rule of rescue forum, it says moral rightness by protecting patient life and avoiding the obligatoriness of action which affects patient life with the cost of new treatment. Beneficence is the central role of the theory.
Deontological theory opposite to consequentialism theory...deontological theory moral norm on right is a higher priority over the good. If a person action is not doing for others, no matter the good will be included in the right. The rule of rescue theory focuses on strong action obligated to do. It is the morality of choice should not do harm for the people by considering equality with ethical consideration that should be included and implemented in practice