Ethical challenges and action alternatives: Case reflections in ambulance care

Anna Bennesved, Anders Bremer, Anders Svensson, Andreas Rantala, Mats Holmberg, Joar Björk, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration Within Emergency Care , Linnaeus University, Department of Ambulance Service, Region Kronoberg, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Department of Ambulance Service, Region Skåne, Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Department of Ambulance Service, Region Sörmland, Centre for Research Ethics , Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Department of Research and Development, Region Kronoberg

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on December 03, 2025

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 883-898, May 2026.
BackgroundAmbulance clinicians regularly encounter medical, caring, existential and ethical challenges. Meeting patients with complex medical presentations underscore the need for holistic decision-making and actions as ambulance clinicians struggle to ...