Ethical Framework

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Paramedics often face difficult decisions that need a consideration of the models of ethics to make the most correct and ethical decision available at the time. Ethics in today’s paramedic field of work will often shape the way we complete some jobs, therefore becoming a professional has to involve the inclusion of ethical framework to support the decisions we make in the stressful premedical environment. One of the most accepted bioethical frameworks involves autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, known as the 4 principles.
It is understood that all 4 principles work together and not without one or another, but can outweigh each other in some cases (Beauchamp & Childress, 2013, p. xx). I will be using this framework to introduce …show more content…

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