Moral Intelligence in Prehospital Emergency Health Services: Traditional Review

Abstract

ABS TRACT Prehospital emergency health services is one of the im- portant links of the emergency health system chain that are critical for life saving and disability prevention goals. Due to its unpredictable en- vironment-patient profile and its compelling nature to health professionals, fast and accurate decisions should be taken in favor of patients who demand this service in prehospital health services. Ethical problems are frequently encountered in the prehospital fields due to unu- sual situations in service delivery. Health professionals in this field need to have high ethical sensitivity in order to quickly identify and solve the ethical problems that they encounter. Ethical sensitivity, understood as an individual's ability to identify and attach importance to moral problems when they arise, is often recognized as a key competence and a prerequisite for ethical behavior in professional life. The usage of moral intelligence, which is a significant skill in the realization of ethical sensitivity, is of great importance. Moral intelligence, recently re- cognized concept in the field of health, consists of several interrelated parameters. It is known that the individuals with high moral intelligence levels exhibit more ethical behaviors. In this study, it is aimed to emphasize the significance of the concept of moral intelligence for the he- alth professionals in the delivery of prehospital emergency health services. It is thought that the operationalization of moral intelligence parameters by health professionals in prehospital emergency health services will positively affect patient-employee interaction and service quality.