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Ethical Issues In The Case Of John The Paramedic

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In the case of John the paramedic, there is an ethical debate if it was right or wrong to not treat a patient, that according to John and a witness the patient try to rape a girl, the patient got stabbed in the stomach by the girl's mother, which eventually led to the patient's death. I conclude that John, being the paramedic, did something completely wrong in his decision to not treat a patient and let him die. John the paramedic lost his credentials and job.
If I were John I would treat the patient and save his life, it does not matter if he did something completely wrong, I would save the patient's life because I am not a judge.
Saving the patient is my job, my duty, and like any other person's job, I have a professional status to accomplish. …show more content…

The second reason is that I have a duty, which is the thing that John worked and studied for, saving people. My third and last reason is that I'm not trying to lose my job as John did. All of these reasons combined would obligate me to save every patient's life, also because every health professional should save people's lives, and not let his feelings win over his profession and dedication which is saving people.
In this case, there are a lot of moral rules applied, such as professionalism, trust, and loyalty. John the paramedic broke his code of professionalism, he did not accomplish the job that he had to do making him an unprofessional worker. He lost the trust of his company and job, the employer took his credentials and fired him, and probably won't take him in again. He lost loyalty, from the whole medical field, because everyone in the medical field never loses their feelings, they should save and treat

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