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1Department of Medicine, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 16, 1991
Resumen
Veinte detenidos políticos en huelga de hambre fueron ingresados en el Hospital de Johannesburgo en 1989. Las pautas éticas y la atención médica fueron desafiadas por la interferencia policial y las condiciones inhumanas de detención.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ética médica y ética médica.
- Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos
- Ciencias Políticas Ciencias Políticas.
Sus antecedentes:
- En 1989, 20 detenidos políticos fueron ingresados en el Hospital de Johannesburgo debido a huelgas de hambre.
- Los detenidos fueron retenidos sin juicio por hasta 32 meses bajo las regulaciones de emergencia o la Ley de Seguridad Interna.
- Las condiciones de detención se complicaron por la interferencia policial y las restricciones físicas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar el manejo ético de los detenidos políticos en un hospital.
- Para resaltar los desafíos planteados por las regulaciones de seguridad del estado en la atención médica.
- Afirmar el papel de los profesionales médicos en la protesta contra el trato inhumano.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de las directrices éticas basadas en la Declaración de Tokio.
- Análisis de los datos de ingreso hospitalario de los detenidos políticos.
- Estudio de caso de los desafíos de la atención médica y de enfermería.
Principales resultados:
- La detención fue considerada una forma de tortura mental, según la Declaración de Tokio.
- La interferencia policial impactó significativamente en el cuidado y la autonomía del paciente.
- Se emplearon restricciones físicas, como encadenar la cama.
Conclusiones:
- Los médicos tienen una obligación ética única y la autoridad para protestar por el maltrato a los prisioneros.
- Los entornos hospitalarios deben estar protegidos de interferencias externas para garantizar una atención ética.
- El estudio subraya la intersección de la detención política, los derechos humanos y la ética médica.
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