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Duppers

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20. This reminds me of something I read about military triage
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:14 AM
Mar 2020

Physiological triage tools identify patients in categories:
(1) those needing immediate lifesaving interventions;
(2) those who need significant intervention that can be delayed;
(3) those who are so severely ill or injured that survival is unlikely despite major interventions.

Such hard, hard decisions.
My husband worked with burn surgeons in Maryland who were sometimes faced with such unbearable life and death decisions as described above. It's heartbreaking.


And speaking of keeping health care folks safe, they could use the equipment that these ChineseAir hostesses have...Wish we could order from them (& not be ripped off).
They can have these on airlines but the U.S. can't secure enough to save doctors' & nurses' lives here!!!!

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let's see what the "pro-life" party says about this Skittles Mar 2020 #1
I'm aware of what the contingency plans are OhioChick Mar 2020 #2
That's the thing Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #3
Doctors entered the profession to save lives, not to decide who lives or dies. OhioChick Mar 2020 #4
Oh, no! I hadn't seen that! Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #5
Which is hilarious... OldBaldy1701E Mar 2020 #15
Isn't it, though? Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #24
"Shock Doctrine ".....read it. We are in it now ashredux Mar 2020 #6
Good call... Newest Reality Mar 2020 #26
Very, Very Sad Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #7
I am curious how often a person with a Covid-19 'code' is revived and goes on to survive. Chemisse Mar 2020 #8
I don't believe they bother with codes on COVID patients that are on vents OhioChick Mar 2020 #12
I think you are likely correct.😭 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #21
There are other reasons to code Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #16
But don't you dare think about euthanasia for yourself malaise Mar 2020 #9
Isn't this ouija Mar 2020 #11
Heathcare staff are great... OhioChick Mar 2020 #13
No it isn't malaise Mar 2020 #14
That's an illusion. Newest Reality Mar 2020 #27
A cognitive malfunction called omission bias for ya ck4829 Mar 2020 #17
I disagree re assisted suicide malaise Mar 2020 #18
It is just a fact of life Chainfire Mar 2020 #10
How many would survive even with intervention? janterry Mar 2020 #19
This reminds me of something I read about military triage Duppers Mar 2020 #20
Coding someone is horrific, violent, extremely traumatic lindysalsagal Mar 2020 #22
With not enough testing, wouldn't everyone in a hospital then be Lars39 Mar 2020 #23
Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #25
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