This innocuously entitled document – Allocation of Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency (Adapted from the University of Pittsburgh Model Policy*) – lays out the procedures to be employed to determine a patient’s fitness to utilize scare resources during a public health emergency.
The formation of triage teams, the ethical obligations of such teams, the establishment of a points-based assessment system, an appeals process, and many other factors are detailed in this sobering document. Let us hope it does not have to used.
Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library Blog 
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