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1. I think in times of disaster healthcare professionals should be united and help others, especially in times like this. I think they should be trained in how to handle devastated situations and how to provide more care to the patients. It is a tough position for those who work in healthcare field because they have to be there all the time and most of the time they are forced to do it. They need to a have multiple strategies for disasters or chaotic situation and also have people charge in this plan, have a list of who would to participate, and have them rotate, have extra volunteers. 2. When it comes to the concepts of respect for persons, beneficence, no maleficence, and justice I think the only person who practice these concepts was

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