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by tnias23 778 days ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if combat medics are trained in triage ethics adjacent to this. Dumb example: you only have one tourniquet, and it’s on someone who will probably die, and suddenly you have another person who will only die if they don’t get that tourniquet.
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There's difference in removing a tourniquet from someone who will likely die even with the tourniquet verses taking someone off a machine who won't die while on it, but is permanently reliant on it.
Great example. I'm curious if anyone has experience with this or similar.