““Just heard from a buddy who is at Mt. Sinai in NY that they just adopted a mandatory DNR policy for COVID patients if via 2 physician consent it is determined a patient is unlikely to survive no matter what is done.”
Dr. Birx literally said from the podium in the White House today that she had seen stories about DNR’s and it was irresponsible to being saying that kind of thing to the public, that of course hospitals have to discuss them in planning but none were being considered at this time.
Dr. Birx sounded like she was talking in circles and not answering truthfully. Other countries have done that so it wouldn’t be surprising here especially with all the new rooms being prepared and lines marked off in hallways.
Just stay home.
That same person (who posted the Mt Sinai/DNR info) also said...
....I know first hand much of what the administration is stating in these pressers is false, because I see things to the contrary at my own facilities. I voted for Trump but it’s extremely frustrating listening to him and those around him telling the American people things that just aren’t true.
Most major medical centers already have or are drafting plans with their legal departments for this scenario. It’s going to be implemented at more than a few before this is done. There are even medical and ICU directors at major institutions ON THE RECORD stating as much. Anything said to the contrary is, at best, misleading.
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So, there’s that. \o/