The Ethics of Coercion in Mass Casualty Medicine

by Griffin Trotter and Griffin Trotter MD PhD

Book Overview

Disasters, both natural and manufactured, provide ample opportunities for official coercion. Authorities may enact quarantines, force evacuations, and commandeer people and supplies--all in the name of the public's health. When might such extreme actions be justified, and how does a democratic society ensure that public officials exercise care and forethought to avoid running roughshod over human rights?

In The Ethics of Coercion in Mass...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801885515
• ISBN13: 9780801885518
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"