Table 2.

Values and considerations that may come into conflict

Values in the context of caring for patients
Acting in accordance with the duty to help, clinical guidelines and legal requirements Forming a treatment alliance with patients as individuals Providing equal and fair treatment to patients, irrespective of age, gender, religion, and social status Respecting hierarchical structures and the line of command of the organisation Guarding the safety of patient, self, colleagues and others involved Evaluating potential cost and benefit of alternative uses of medical expertise
Values in the context of external collaboration
Acting in accordance with the duty to help, clinical guidelines and legal requirements Forming a treatment alliance with patients as individuals Providing equal and fair treatment to patients, irrespective of age, gender, religion, and social status Respecting hierarchical structures and the line of command of the organisation Guarding the safety of patient, self, colleagues and others involved Evaluating potential cost and benefit of alternative uses of medical expertise
Values in the context of external collaboration
Respect for non-prehospital healthcare professionals and external collaborators, including their professional assessment of the situation, their tasks and areas of responsibility Preventing harm and doing good for bystanders Respecting bystander views and needs, in light of their cognitive abilities, their intents and relationship to a patient
Values pertaining to prehospital emergency personnel
Acting in accordance with the value system of their specific health profession (EMT, PM, physician) Acting in accordance with their personal value system