Ethical Issues In Medical Technology Essay

Medical Technology and Ethical Issues

Just a few days ago terrorist attack the Paris where many people die and injured, and run on the emergency rooms. I cannot imagen how the chaos that existed especially for all of the doctors that tried to save them. In the article “Medical Technology and Ethical Issues” William E. Thomson and Joseph V. Hickey point out that discuss sociological and ethical issues related to medical technology that also try to save life. There are some argument about overreliance on new computerize system to make important decision about the patients treatment. Also, medical technology is going to change future but “where do we draw line”?

In the article “Medical Technology and Ethical Issues”. The authors describe that how computerize system uses in emergency rooms. The RIP is a computer program which is helping the doctors make knowledgeable decision about whether to manage life treatments or just patients to die. Program investigate all of the input on specific patient and makes prognosis on the probability

of survival. Also, they are talking about some critic’s discussion that RIP should not make decision about the sharing of medical resources to patients and telling that the computer can make mistake in about 5 present of all case. The other debate is that doctors can make better determinate who should and should not be treated. The authors mention that medical technology is growing every day and bring in same issues while is increasing.
In my opinion, computerize system is amazing program. Doctors are reaching too many patient when they arrive the hospital at same time and by the RIP they can make faster decision about the treatment. “If the odds are greater than 5 percent that the patient will survive, the computer not only indicates the probability of survival but also print out recommended treatment procedures. All this happens milliseconds” (Thompson and Hickey, 2011 para 2). Both doctors and RIP can make mistake but computerize system has only 95 percent of guaranty and I don’t know percentage of the doctors guaranty maybe small than 95 percentage who knows! Computerize system have storage more information which doctors’ mind does not have an ability keep all information like a computer. Moreover, if a doctor does not have enough experience compute provide any type of information what doctor need to do for treatment. The RIP provides an equal treatment for all patients. It does not matter race, gender, and social class for computerize system.
However, computerize system is bringing up some issue while it is growing all over the World.

I think people are relying on computer too much. They cannot think that it is a machine and humans are creating it which always makes wrong decision 5 presentence of all situation. “Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan of Philadelphia argues that computer should not be used to make decision about the allocation of medical resources to patients and point out that the computer will be wrong in about all case”( Thompson and Hickey, 2011 para 3). Also, hospital staff may give wrong information into computer during the busy emergency room life. Hoops! What happen know? RIP is just print out information, it does not have any ability to see consequences. Technology developing so fast we need to either wait what is going to happen or we should draw a line somewhere because some people try to use The RIP for illegal staff not only making they life

easier.
As a final point, There are some debate overreliance on new computerize system to make important decision about the patients treatment. Technology often grow at a much quicker rate than the public’s ability to grasp its consequences and to rethink the significant values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that surround its practices. Put your back all of debate and think about whole benefit it has for all people.