A question of ethics?

When did ethics and morality enter the world of paramedicine? Has it always been there? Is it something we have to consider daily? These and many other questions are what first came to mind on reading The Professional Ethics Toolkit by Christopher Meyers.

I love books and have a terrible habit of flicking through the books I review as soon as they arrive, often forming a totally undeserved and inaccurate opinion of the book depending on which pages I have landed on.

This was the case with this particular book. I immediately picked up on two things—a very philosophical undertone and reference to professions other than paramedicine. This generated a further question… is this book really going to be relevant? However, despite my initial misgivings, the answer was in fact a yes—but with some caveats.

Before delving into the book, it may be helpful to give a frame to the review, relating to those initial questions I asked myself.