[runnerup]

> "To alleviate pressure on hospitals, last week the council that oversees emergency responders told paramedics and EMTs to try to revive a person whose heart has stopped beating in the field. If they can’t do so, the person is not taken to a hospital for further care."

I wonder what % of people would normally survive in a hospital who could not be revived in situ.

[ornornor]

I remember hearing from an ER MD that even if you can be revived after cardiac arrests, the outcomes aren’t amazing. You’re very likely to end up with serious brain damage and mich lower quality of life. I don’t remember the exact numbers but it was something like circulation has to be restored within 4 minutes or something to suffer little damage. Paramedics probably can’t even attend the scene within 4 minutes let alone start reviving. His point was that having a DNR makes a lot of sense even if you’re healthy and it was explaining why he chose to have one.

In that context it might make sense to stop reviving cardiac arrests altogether, pandemic or not.

[Fjolsvith]

Makes better sense to be CPR certified and have your friends and loved ones also be. A four hour class saves lives.