title: Lifeboat ethics: considerations in the discharge of inpatients for the creation of hospital surge capacity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Suite 6-100, 1830 E Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Chadd K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Gabor D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kelen
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents / Q000941:ethics*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D014218:Triage / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards