Two individuals with no health insurance or money sustained life-threatening injuries during an automobile accident.The decision was made to provide extended care in the trauma center after emergency surgery was performed to save their lives.The care of the two critical clients was based on what ethical principle?

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Deontology is the ethical principle that guided the decision to provide extended care in the trauma center. This principle focuses on the duty to provide care and the inherent right of individuals to receive care, regardless of their ability to pay or their insurance status. It emphasizes the importance of moral obligation and the intrinsic value of actions, such as saving lives, over the consequences or outcomes.

Two Individuals with No Health Insurance or Money Sustained Life-Threatening