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Hate to break it to you, but hospitals are going to be overrun either way. 70-year-olds outnumber ICU beds 1,000 to one in many counties, some counties have no
by alexandercrohde 7y ago
Hate to break it to you, but hospitals are going to be overrun either way. 70-year-olds outnumber ICU beds 1,000 to one in many counties, some counties have no ICUs, some counties have no hospitals! [1]
Because hospitals will be overwhelmed by a factor of 10 or so, social-distancing to slow things down by 50% is not going to change that.
The numbers paint a pretty clear picture, for those who bother to look at them.
1. https://khn.org/news/as-coronavirus-spreads-widely-millions-of-older-americans-live-in-counties-with-no-icu-beds/ https://khn.org/news/as-coronavirus-spreads-widely-millions-...
- dingaling 7y ago> but hospitals are going to be overrun either way Only if COVID patients are prioritised. What's the point of assigning an ICU bed to a 79yo with two potential comorbidities who will be dead within the week regardless of how much treatment is given? Compared to a 30yo who has been in a car crash and has a chance of survival.