“Nothing here but the dead and dying back in my little” Canadian hospital.
I think some of that mindset is already in use within the USA. About a year ago I was in a VA hospital preparing for a somewhat routine surgery. A urinary tract procedure, one where I would be under general anesthesia for a short while. The Med. Assist. asked me if there were serious complications while 6 was under anesthesia what would I like for the Surgery Team to do? Would I like for them to make every effort to revive me?
At first I wad not certain I correctly heard her question, then I felt a slight chill as I got it.
I kept calm and said “Yes, I do wish to be revived”. I never let on how disturbing it was to be asked that for such a routine procedure.