Hospitals might not have enough ventilators to care for coronavirus patients. Ethics could guide doctors’ decisions on who gets care.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care
Hospitals might not have enough ventilators to care for coronavirus patients. Ethics could guide doctors’ decisions on who gets care.
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