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Triage and terrorism
Second thoughts about who is first: the medical triage of violent perpetrators and their victims
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- Published on: 18 May 2017
- Published on: 18 May 2017The Rights of Terrible PeopleShow More
There are surely situations where responses of disgust and other reactions to extreme violence must be respected. How much they effect the justice system as well as the medical professionals' ability to act strictly according to laws and ethical guidelines is probably difficult to investigate. The case of Peter Sutcliffe - a violent mass murderer in UK is not quite the same scenario as the article describes but it is...
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