ICU doctors now face the toughest decisions they will ever have to make | Tim Cook

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The scale of coronavirus in the UK means we need a clear framework on who should be treated, says ICU doctor Tim Cook

The most certain feature of an pandemic is uncertainty. For NHS health workers, this is all around us. Many doctors are now being “side-skilled” so they can help provide intensive care to patients. It’s important that the public understand what intensive care units are, as this will make clear what faces us in the coming weeks and months.

 

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I can’t begin to imagine how difficult it must be to make these choices. And selfish, ignorant, moronic people can’t even shop sensibly, or stay away from others.

And people were on the parks yesterday...No sense is not in Brazil,thanks God !

I witnessed an ICU consultant deliberately overdose a 73yr old patient who had been in a car accident and a lot of other medical problems. The public hospital ignored our reports of the consultant actually stopping his heart.

Which is very easy , discharge patients with broken bones into wheelchairs and crutches ,close down maternity wards and give birth in the bath at home, discharge all non life threatening patients back home ,more beds for life threatening conditions

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