Health
In Victoria, whether you get an ICU bed could depend on the hospital – Australian Times
Resource allocation procedures or triage plans help to work out who gets that bed, ventilator, or vaccine if and when the system comes under significant strain.
Lisa Mitchell, Deakin University; Emma Tumilty, Deakin University, and Giuliana Fuscaldo, Monash University
Although most hospitals are coping right now, COVID-19 has brought up many questions about how health-care resources should be rationed during a pandemic.
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Ideally, every unwell person should get anything they need to get better. But important resources like medications and hospital beds, including intensive care unit (ICU) beds, can become limited if demand outstrips supply…
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