Roster of death.
Do you remember the game you played when you were kids? The game wherein you had to save only 5 – 10 people (placed inside the boat) out of, say, 20 (depending on the rules of the game), and lay off the others who are “worthless”, all of which have special cases?
Doctors in Chicago are pretty much doing the same right now. A group of medical professionals, together with some prominent people in the academe, have come up with a list of who won’t join the boat if ever something like that will happen. They included in their list the elderly, victims of trauma, patients who have had 3rd degree burns and those who are mentally challenged. They actually did this list so that all hospitals will adopt the same roster of patients.
Sounds familiar? It’s like the 3rd sequel of the Titanic.
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