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> For every person that dies (an agonizing death akin to medieval torture) I think this is wrong, at least in rich countries, at least those that are sane enou
by idoubtit 6y ago
> For every person that dies (an agonizing death akin to medieval torture)
I think this is wrong, at least in rich countries, at least those that are sane enough to cure their ill citizens.
A friend of mine died of covid last year. Then a family member this year. They were both sedated, and did not suffer at all on their last days in hospitals.
- jquery 6y agoSedation is death with a respiratory illness like this. How were they feeling before they were sedated? Probably like they’d been drowning for hours. For all intents and purposes, that was the end of their life as far as their experience of it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that we can provide palliative comfort for those final hours/days. But it doesn’t tell the full story.
- mlyle 6y agoJust for clarity/augmentation/pedantic detail: you might be sedated and end up an a ventilator. But ventilators are really bad for COVID survival and really a last ditch, long-shot chance try to salvage your life. Practitioners hold off on the sedation and associated required ventilation as long as possible to try and spare your life.