New ‘do not resuscitate’ orders imposed on Covid-19 patients with learning difficulties

They every bit do this in socialized healthcare care. From a fiscal standpoint, I can understand why but from a healthcare provider standpoint find it unethical. The real reality for pretty much all of us, when you get sick enough to code, enough is wrong that a meaningful life after is unlikely. What makes the biggest difference is agressive care before they get to that point and if society is preventing that, that is horrible.

MAJ Byron Oyler Absolutely sir. I remember as a young emt we responded to a man and treated him. Afterwords my chief told us, "I didn't want to say before but he's a convicted pedophile would that have changed your treatment?" Absolutely not. It is not my job as a medical professional to judge patients and what they have done. It is my job to treat every patient to the best of my abilities and with respect, dignity and compassion regardless of who they are.

Many are too dense to realize that is what happening.