Military Medical Ethics – Scenario Collection

Treatment of self-inflicted injury

Page ID: 39
Last updated: 24 Jul, 2017
Page ID: 39
Last updated: 24 Jul, 2017
Revision: 3
Comments: 0

During a missions that regulary involves combats, the military doctors must triage patients to (at least) determin the order of treatment as their resources in personnel and medical equipment are limited.

One day, the doctor is confronted with the following patients and needs to determine whom to treat first and what level of care to provide to each wounded

  • A soldier with a gunshot wound in the chest, suffered during fighting. Severeness of injuries unclear
  • A soldier with a broken leg, suffered when he fell down a trench during fighting. He is in pain but neither life nor limb are in acute danger.
  • A soldier with a gunshot wound in the thigh that affects the artery and thus causes blood loss. The doctor is told that the wound is self-inflicted in order to provoke an evacuation.

Source: Adapted from the report of a workshop participant.

Questions for the discussion of this scenario

1. In what order should the patients be treated?
2. Should the doctor take into account the reason of the injuries?

This scenario was:  
Report an issue
Page ID: 39
Last updated: 24 Jul, 2017
Revision: 3
Comments: 0
Tags

Also read

Also listed in


This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn More