Ventilator 'rationing' begins in UK: Only patients with 'reasonable certainty' of survival are put on the machines


Ventilator 'rationing' has begun in the UK as only patients with a 'reasonable certainty' of survival are to be put on the machines at a London hospital.


The UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 209 in 24 hours from 1,019 to 1,228, as infections jumped by 2,483 to 19,522.

Machines used to keep patients breathing are being restricted on medical grounds, not because of a lack of capacity, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust told the Daily Telegraph.

The trust said that 'very poorly patients with coronavirus may need to be on a ventilator for extended periods', adding that 'for some patients this would not be in their best interests'.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8165651/Only-patients-reasonable-certainty-survival-ventilators-London-hospital.html

EvilPOTATO:
See what it has come down to?

Please stay at home. That's the best option

EvilPOTATO:
See what it has come down to?

Please stay at home. That's the best option

9jakool:
The UK NHS has 5,900 ventilators for its 67 million inhabitants and they are struggling to cope while Nigeria has less than 500 ventilators for 200 million people.

idealogical:




Stay at home and we won't need the ventilators, this should be the message we all need to start sharing.

9jakool:


Yes! And the government should do their part in providing financial support so that people unable to earn a living don't starve to death.