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New York scraps do-not-resuscitate order during coronavirus pandemic
2020-04-23
Picking and choosing who lives or dies. Sick. How anybody still has a job after this initial decision is beyond me.
New York City has passed the peak of new infections, so they can start returning to normal procedures instead of strict triage.
[NYPost] New York state officials have scrapped controversial new guidelines that directed emergency service workers not to attempt to revive anyone without a pulse when they arrive on a scene during the coronavirus pandemic.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker "rescinded" the "do-not-resuscitate" order put out by his Bureau of Emergency Medical Service on Wednesday — just hours after The Post exclusively reported on it.
...Also because it looks bad in the glare of sunlight.
"This guidance, proposed by physician leaders of the EMS Regional Medical Control Systems and the State Advisory Council — in accordance with American Heart Association guidance and based on standards recommended by the American College of Emergency Physicians and adopted in multiple other states — was issued April 17, 2020 at the recommendation of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, and reflected ‎nationally recognized minimum standards," the Health Department said in a statement.
"Look at all the acronyms and Orgs that recommended this. No actual humans were involved and don't blame me"
"However," it added, "they don’t reflect New York’s standards and for that reason DOH Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker has ordered them to be rescinded."

Paramedics were previously told to spend up to 20 minutes trying to revive people found in cardiac arrest before the state had issued the drastic change.

New York City's Fire Department and first responders never adopted the no-revival directive from the state and kept using the traditional 20-minute policy.

The nixed state health memo said the change was "necessary during the COVID-19 response to protect the health and safety of EMS providers by limiting their exposure, conserving resources, and ensuring optimal use of equipment to save the greatest number of lives."

First responders were outraged over the move.

"They're not giving people a second chance to live anymore,'' Oren Barzilay, head of the city union whose members include uniformed EMTs and paramedics, fumed of state officials.

"Our job is to bring patients back to life. This guideline takes that away from us," he said.
Posted by:Clem

#5  The over-reaction to Covid has killed more than Covid has...

Ironic as it's often the over-active immune response that kills in viral infections.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-04-23 08:55  

#4   proposed by physician leaders of the EMS Regional Medical Control Systems and the State Advisory Council — in accordance with American Heart Association guidance and based on standards recommended by the American College of Emergency Physician

And where does that buck stop, hmmmm?
Posted by: AlanC   2020-04-23 07:13  

#3  * spike in NYC
Posted by: Lex   2020-04-23 05:35  

#2  This explains the additional non-COVID death spike in MUC this year.

For every COVID death there's been another needless death - i.e. one that would not have happened in prior years - due to the ban on use of hospital resources for surgeries and the diversion of urgent care resources.
Posted by: Lex   2020-04-23 05:34  

#1  DOHCommissioner Dr. Howard Zucker . Who appointed him, Homer Simpson?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-04-23 05:30  

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