And there's the rub... IF they could be saved. According to the article MOST of the patients had already expired when the ETs arrived but could not be 'pronounced' until they were at the hospital, by law.
Of course we want the best medical care for our loved ones. But I have to ask you, what did we do before ETs were a job choice? What happened is that the relatives and the medical person gathered 'round, there was a low-voiced discussion, some tears, and planning for the funeral began. Just because something is possible does not mean that it is desirable, as you know as you by the way you prefaced your opinion.
As an aside, I have read several times that half of all the money a person spends on health care in his whole life is spend in the last six months...
As an aside, I have read several times that half of all the money a person spends on health care in his whole life is spend in the last six months...
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As a corollary to this, I heard an expert yesterday on a Larry Kudlow discussion, say that all elderly have the same amount of dollars spent on health care before they die. Healthy people spread the amount over many years, and unhealthy on their much shorter life span. She was trying to refute the argument some were making about all elderly costing x dollars per year.
Allowing CPR not to be started in certain circumstances is an idea that all health insurance/government agencies have to address. I worked in Neonatal Intensive Care for many years and the discussions of how to recognize futility are ongoing.