Cardiac arrest victims whose hearts cannot be restarted at the scene are now being left there — rather than being brought to coronavirus-strained hospitals for further revival attempts, according to a new guidance for medical responders.
The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York, which oversees the city’s ambulance service, issued the guidance on Tuesday in a letter obtained by The Post.
Previously, people whose hearts could not be restarted on the scene would be brought to the hospital.
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Where they could be officially pronounced dead.
I'm sure that's true for the most part. But the victims would get CPR and oxygen on the way to the hospital and some would get resuscitated there. But that might only be a few, I have no idea.
DeFibrillate at the scene, CPR to the hospital, hospitals have doctors