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Ventilators are first come first serve. Once someone is on a ventilator it’s not like you can unhook them for a younger patient.
by will_walker 7y ago
Ventilators are first come first serve. Once someone is on a ventilator it’s not like you can unhook them for a younger patient.
- ballenf 7y agoAnd there are always ventilators becoming available and patients getting triaged for their order in line (if there is a line).
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- ken 7y agoNot any more: "With demand outpacing supply of beds and respirators, medical workers are told to prioritize younger patients." "The principle of "first come, first served" has been abandoned, said Mario Riccio, an anesthesiologist who works at a hospital in Cremona." - https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-italy-doctors-tough-calls-survival/ https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-italy-doctors-to...