Furthermore most people, certainly before covid, who are so ill wouldn't even be considered for ICU respirator use because the recovery time from the trauma to

Furthermore most people, certainly before covid, who are so ill wouldn't even be considered for ICU respirator use because the recovery time from the trauma to keep them alive might exceed their likely life expectancy anyway. There is a worry that during covid more people are being referred for respiraton when previously they wouldn't be. That was the issue, at least in the UK with the field hospitals as well. They couldn't handle patients with multidisciplinary issues and so were utterly pointless under generally applied ICU practices. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/intensive-care-doctors-question-overly-aggressive-use-ventilators/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-diseas...