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CaliforniaPeggy

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2. This is called triage, and it is the unfortunate consequence of not bending the curve enough.

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Tue Jan 5, 2021, 01:24 PM

Jan 2021

It is unfortunate, yes, but your scorn is misplaced. If we'd gotten the rates of illness and death down long ago, and kept them down, we would not be facing this now.

We have run out of hospital beds. So we must give our resources to those who will benefit the most from them. That means we must allow the patients who don't have as good a chance to survive to die in the field.

Our inaction, our selfishness, our disregard -- all have led to this horrifying situation.

We have no-one to blame but ourselves.

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Ambulance crews told not to transport patients who have little chance of survival [View all] quaint Jan 2021 OP

I imagine this means people with serious and obvious disabilities are at even greater risk. thucythucy Jan 2021 #1

This is called triage, and it is the unfortunate consequence of not bending the curve enough. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2021 #2

I meant no offense. quaint Jan 2021 #3