Originally Posted by
datlas
They actually have a validated score system based on various objective criteria. If beds or vents not adequate, people with the worst score/prognosis don’t get treated or have it withdrawn. It’s terrible but worst-case, necessary. They make it very clear that the people on this committee are NOT the clinicians who are caring for individuals. This is more like population management.
I sure hope it’s not needed. Fingers crossed.
The discussion I heard went beyond clinical criteria to emergency provider status, self-inflicted harms, e.g., smoking, and discussion of whether risk factors, e.g., metabolic syndrome, acquired as a partial result of racial or economic care disparities should be considered differently.
And yes, the triage committee is there to insulate the providers from having, or being allowed, to make any resource allocation decisions.
Yeah, good to think about, awful to have to do.