Pandemic Ethics 2 of 3: Principles of Triage, The Universal DNR

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April 13 2020
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28min 38s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:
Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

References: Sanhedrin: 73a  

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How do we decide which patients should receive scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic? Rav Hershel Schachter's definition of "simultaneous" patients. Adding a new patient to a ventilator which is already hooked up to an existing patient. Using a blanket DNR for patients to avoid infection and/or use of PPE resources during CPR. Not psak, of course.

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