1. Introduction to medical ethics / R. S. Downie --2. Brain death and the persistent vegetative state /Bryan Jennett -- 3. Consent to treatment and research in the ICU / J. K. Mason -- 4. Withholding and withdrawing medical treatment / N. Pace -- 5. Advance directives: legal and ethical considerations / Sheila A. M. McLean -- 6. Outcome scoring in intensive care /Sydney Jacobs -- 7. Quality of life after intensive care / Michael Heap and Saxon A. Ridley -- 8. Paediatric issues / N. S. Morton -- 9. The nursing perspective / Kath M. Melia -- 10. Ventilating patients for organ donation / Malcolm G. Booth and Peter G. M. Wallace -- 11. Rational resource allocation: management perspectives / Roger Dyson --12. Rational resource allocation: ethical perspectives / Lesley McTurk -- 13. A theological overview / G. R. Dunstan