The Ethics Board of the Israeli Medical Association formulated a guideline that was supposed to answer these dicey questions, and that was in place until very recently. The regulation stipulated that \"charity begins at home\" -- that is, in a case where personnel or equipment are in short supply in a multi-casualty terrorist attack, the victims should be treated before the terrorists. \r\nBut a week ago, a change was made to the medical ethics regulations, and it was decided to eliminate that instruction. The only rule that remains in place is the one that decrees that the wounded must be treated according to the severity of their condition and ability to survive, and no other criteria. |
