Question

One of the great ongoing situations that calls for ethical decision making is the reality that there is almost always a greater need for something than there is a supply to meet the need. For our assignment and scenario, the demand is the life-and-death situation of the need for transplantable organs and the rather small and transitory supply. Hard decisions need to be made, and there is little time to think things through. These are emergency situations. Transplantable organs become available on short notice--usually because a donor has died for reasons unrelated to the organ. They need to be removed and transplanted very quickly because they only remain fresh for a limited period. Then there is the whole complicated issue of tissue type matching. There is also an ongoing concern about how long recipients can wait.

Answer 1

The waiting period for an organ transplant is roughly three to five years from the time of registration. Which can concern the patient by what time they will receive the organ,is their a chance to have a good quality life with bearable symptoms and its management. When it comes to life and death scenarios a wise decision has to be made in regards to the selection of patient by who fits the best .For instance a 60 year patient with a good prognosis rate and a 8 year patient with just a minimal or no prognosis waiting for an organ transplant makes the decision very critical in deciding who to be given a transplant.The ethical committee can support both the healthcare professionals and the patient party to make a decision. Moreover the organ available in short period has to be examined for proper tissue sampling to prevent rejection and save a life.