Posted on 04/21/2020 6:42:25 PM PDT by McGruff
New York state just issued a drastic new guideline urging emergency-services workers not to bother trying to revive anyone without a pulse when they get to a scene, amid an overload of coronavirus patients.
While paramedics were previously told to spend up to 20 minutes trying to revive people found in cardiac arrest, the change is “necessary during the COVID-19 response to protect the health and safety of EMS providers by limiting their exposure, conserve resources, and ensure optimal use of equipment to save the greatest number of lives,’’ according to a state Health Department memo issued last week.
First-responders were outraged over the move.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Our job is to bring patients back to life. This guideline takes that away from us,” he sai
the new normal right?
Death panels.
Lawsuitpalooza !
Death panels.
Certain residents of Chappaqua will be exempted.
Wasn’t this reported 2 weeks ago?
The article is confusing. One place it says without a pulse which still deserves a shot at resuscitation ( unless the body is stiff and cold). The other spot in the article says without a rhythm which is an entirely different animal and resuscitative efforts are likely futile
“This guideline takes that away from us,” he said”
Is it a guideline or a law?
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Complete and total collapse of the health system in NYC. If that doesn’t encourage NYers to flee the city and infect the rest of the nation, nothing will.
“NY issues do-not-resuscitate guideline for cardiac patients amid coronavirus” previously posted, but weeks ago, so no problem. I get to post this time.
I’ve heard about taking liberties before, but this is beyond the pale, and if not illegal, should be.
Worse than death panels, this is a beaurocrat deciding without you even getting to the death panel.
Ignore the guidelines. If they fire you sue the state.
“Guidelines” are not ORDERS.
NEVER fail to diffentiate!
And from a bureaucrat with free, unlimited gold-plated health care...
The state has found a way to jack up the COVID death rate.
Avoid New York
does not apply to Democrats.
If all life is so precious to Democrats that we have to shut the country down to preserve all we can, but if it is inconvenient, well then. . .
does not apply to Democrats.
If all life is so precious to Democrats that we have to shut the country down to preserve all we can, but if it is inconvenient, well then. . .
and BTW it was not New York that issue the guidelines! It was the Governor that did this. period
This is a new guideline. The other suggested they stop transporting dead people to a hospital, which many EMS systems stopped doing years ago.
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