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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. He's also a human being who deliberately ignored

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 4, 2022, 09:48 PM

Jan 2022

valid scientific data. And possibly took up a bed that some poor schmuck who had a heart attack couldn't get and died as a result. From the piece, it was apparently very clear to the nurse early on that he was going to die, and it was just a matter of time. Why not offer hospice care, to make him comfortable rather than all the intubating and the bed that flips him over twice a day? Plus, again, freeing up a bed for someone who needs it even more and will survive if treated.

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Reddit: nurse relates how traumatic it is to take care of even compliant unvaccinated covid patient. [View all] Swede Jan 2022 OP

So why are we bothering to treat people like PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #1

Because he's a human being who needs medical care. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #7

He's also a human being who deliberately ignored PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #8

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #9

So given that health care resources are limited, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #10

No idea! I do know that "ignoring science" is a shitty barrier to raise, though. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #11

I personally don't think that ignoring science is a shitty barrier. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #14

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #18

When willfully unvaccinated people take up hospital beds so that PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #19

Well said PatSeg Jan 2022 #17

When say "universal health care" we actually meant it fescuerescue Jan 2022 #12

:) I did, I did!! Lots of us did and do. Hortensis Jan 2022 #15

There is no employer who could make me rake care of an unvaccinated malaise Jan 2022 #2

Wow. I pity people who have to work with these sorts captain queeg Jan 2022 #3

My nieces husband is a respiratory therapist that has been on the front line. CentralMass Jan 2022 #4

Damn. This was BRUTAL. LowerManhattanite Jan 2022 #5

A must read dalton99a Jan 2022 #6

Yes. nt crickets Jan 2022 #13

Worth reading just to understand what happens when things go wrong. Renew Deal Jan 2022 #16

Late to this thread, but... hippywife Feb 2022 #20