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*Doctors decide selection criteria for allocating limited medical equipment - [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/us/coronavirus-in-seattle-washington-state.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage]. Sadly - ''“This is a shift to caring for the population, where you look at the whole population of people who need care and make a determination about who is most likely to survive, and you provide care to them,” she said. “Those that have a less good chance of survival — but still have a chance — you do not provide care to them, which guarantees their death.”'' | *Doctors decide selection criteria for allocating limited medical equipment - [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/us/coronavirus-in-seattle-washington-state.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage]. Sadly - ''“This is a shift to caring for the population, where you look at the whole population of people who need care and make a determination about who is most likely to survive, and you provide care to them,” she said. “Those that have a less good chance of survival — but still have a chance — you do not provide care to them, which guarantees their death.”'' | ||
*'''Most severe cases''' require ICU care, of which there are 200k beds in the USA. | |||
*The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security estimates that 38 million Americans will need medical care for COVID-19, including as many as 9.6 million who will need to be hospitalized – about a third of whom might need ICU-level care. In a February presentation to the American Hospital Association, Lawler estimated that as many as 96 million Americans could be infected. - from 'https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/03/13/us-hospitals-overwhlemed-coronavirus-cases-result-in-too-few-beds/5002942002/' | |||
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- Doctors decide selection criteria for allocating limited medical equipment - [1]. Sadly - “This is a shift to caring for the population, where you look at the whole population of people who need care and make a determination about who is most likely to survive, and you provide care to them,” she said. “Those that have a less good chance of survival — but still have a chance — you do not provide care to them, which guarantees their death.”
- Most severe cases require ICU care, of which there are 200k beds in the USA.
- The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security estimates that 38 million Americans will need medical care for COVID-19, including as many as 9.6 million who will need to be hospitalized – about a third of whom might need ICU-level care. In a February presentation to the American Hospital Association, Lawler estimated that as many as 96 million Americans could be infected. - from 'https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/03/13/us-hospitals-overwhlemed-coronavirus-cases-result-in-too-few-beds/5002942002/'