TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - An ethical dimension to accident management and health surveillance
JO  - Environment international
A1  - Oughton, Deborah
A1  - Liutsko, Liudmila
A1  - Midorikawa, Sanae
A1  - Pirard, Philippe
A1  - Schneider, Thierry
A1  - Tomkiv, Yevgeniya
SP  - e106537
EP  - e106537
VL  - 153
IS  - 
N2  - Many radiation protection actions carry a multitude of direct and indirect consequences that can impact on the welfare of affected populations. Health surveillance raises ethical challenges linked to privacy and data protection, as well as questions about the net benefit of screening. The SHAMISEN project recognized these issues and developed specific recommendations to highlight ethical challenges. Following a brief overview of ethical issues related to accident management, this paper presents the SHAMISEN recommendations: R1 The fundamental ethical principle of doing more good than harm should be central to accident management; and R4 Ensure that health surveillance respects the autonomy and dignity of affected populations, and is sensitive to any inequity in the distribution of risks and impacts. While a holistic approach to accident management means that decisions will be complicated by different values, perceptions and uncertainties about outcomes, addressing ethical issues could help ensure that the assumptions and potential conflicts behind eventual decisions are as transparent as possible.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-4120
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106537
ID  - ref1
ER  -