09-17-2021, 11:41 PM
(09-17-2021, 08:30 PM)JoeKW Wrote: I'm not advocating for anything, I'm just saying that it's more complex than it seems. Right now, Ontario shouldn't be denying anyone care. Alberta apparently will triage soon, it's an awful thing but it will happen. There are rules for determining who gets to live and who dies in a triage situation but at the end of the day it's just a bit of guesswork about who has the best chance to live.
What's going on in Alberta is horrible and it's all because of a stupid government listening too much to the demands of their people.
As for triage -- please read my post regarding my dad. He died because of 'triage'. In a world of no triage, he'd be alive today. But because of people with more co-morbid's, they get treated first. It's not a matter of triaging who lives or dies, but who is most likely to die or live.
I remember watching this series on TLC, and it was a real life series, dealing with hospital triage. Two people came in, a drunk guy who wrapped his car around a pole, and a girl that had some food poisoning. So at first, the guy was close to death, and the girl was recovering quite fast. The next day, the guy is put into a coma to stop swelling in his brain from the hematoma, meanwhile, the girl is place into the unit for outgoing patients. A few hours later, the guys swelling goes down, however, the girl start filling sick again. By the time the next day rolls around, the guy is out of his coma, and is starting to talk. The girl now is throwing up constantly, has a fever of 103º. She never made it through the night, and died of shock. He did a full recovery and got out.
Triage made the right decision in the way they cared for both individuals. They, however, had no idea that her food poisoning was significantly worse than they realized, and that she was going to die without proper treatment (because it was never given). A couple more tests would have revealed something serious. But their time and energy was being used on some drunk that wrapped his car around a pole -- it literally was 'all hands on deck' for him.
It's funny looking back, in a sad way, how much this province changes things constantly. Though I was really surprised when Andrea Horwath spoke against mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers and educators.