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. 2020 Sep 21;34(6):397–409. doi: 10.7555/JBR.34.20200112

3. A comparison of the normal and crisis standards of care.

Topic Normal standards of care   Crisis standards of care  
Priority Individual patient needs Population needs
Resources Abundant Scarce
Practice Routine Evolving
Jurisdiction Medical model Public health departments
Principals Beneficence & non-maleficence Utility & distributive justice