Difficult decisions

[GhostofTarbera]

No of course you should be treated. But if there's one ventilator and you need it and a woman with the same profile as you but who is not so overweight - she'll get it, you won't.

Same as with me. Someone with the same overall profile as me but doesn't suffer from high blood pressure gets priority. Hopefully, it'll not get down to one ventilator and the two of us... or the triage nurse takes bribes...

Can I borrow £20


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[jamesbrown]

No of course you should be treated. But if there's one ventilator and you need it and a woman with the same profile as you but who is not so overweight - she'll get it, you won't.

Same as with me. Someone with the same overall profile as me but doesn't suffer from high blood pressure gets priority. Hopefully, it'll not get down to one ventilator and the two of us... or the triage nurse takes bribes...

Certainly, if the decision arises at the same time. However, I wonder if the bar is higher for moving someone off a ventilator. There must be some pretty marginal decisions and I would think that they'd keep someone on a ventilator if the prospects were reasonable. So, if you're going to get it, perhaps get it now, rather than in a month

[GhostofTarbera]

End of the day, when it hits hard - most people won’t get an icu


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[mookiemoo]

Nope. Not high blood pressure. Nor diabetes. Or any of the other comorbidities. I don’t even get out of breath climbing stairs.

Ironically since I’ve been wfh I’ve lost nearly a stone due to not going the fecking canteen.

[OwlHoot]

I think I'm a gonner if I have to get medical treatment.

I'm 43 (positive)
Never smoked (positive)
Not diabetic (positive)
No other underlying conditions (positive)
Female (positive since men tend to get it worse)

But I am fat (very fat).

Well hang on, in all seriousness, being very fat could be a big aid to recovery because if you're off your food for a couple of weeks you have more reserves to draw on surely.

[SueEllen]

Nope. Not high blood pressure. Nor diabetes. Or any of the other comorbidities. I don’t even get out of breath climbing stairs.

Ironically since I’ve been wfh I’ve lost nearly a stone due to not going the fecking canteen.

You are getting there.

Just try not to go outside.