Emergency Care in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: A Scoping Review.
Journal
Health and human rights
ISSN: 2150-4113
Titre abrégé: Health Hum Rights
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9502498
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Historique:
entrez:
29
12
2022
pubmed:
30
12
2022
medline:
31
12
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The development of robust emergency care systems as a critical platform for addressing the global burden of disease has been increasingly recognized by global health policy makers over the past decade. A human rights-based approach to securing the right to quality emergency care is also essential to respond to the structural and political determinants of poor health outcomes. In the occupied Palestinian territory, human rights violations have contributed to significant deficiencies in health and quality of health care. In this scoping review, we identify deficiencies in the management of high-risk presentations to emergency departments in the Palestinian health care system for traumatic injury, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke. We subsequently apply a human rights-based analysis to demonstrate how structural racism in the administration of the occupation has contributed to deficiencies in emergency care. Specifically, deficiencies in resource and system organization within the Palestinian emergency care system arise due to occupation-related restrictions on freedom of movement, the procurement of essential drugs and medical equipment, and the development of a national Palestinian health care system. Further research and intervention are needed to understand gaps in emergency care for Palestinians and, in turn, to improve the management of emergency medical and traumatic conditions through capacity building of a Palestinian emergency care system. Importantly, deconstruction of the structural determinants of poor health for Palestinians in the occupied territory is needed to improve public health and ensure the protection of human rights.
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
255-263Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Rosenbloom and Leff.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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