[Melissa White]

Key decisions they kept people alive were:
1] The medical staff made difficult decisions about resource allocation, prioritizing patients based on their condition and likelihood of survival
2]The Dr’s had to develop and implement evacuation plans. Decide who to evacuate first, how to transport them, and where to transport them to.
3] Advocate for those who can not communicate their needs. Dr’s had to make medical decisions on behalf of patients. Having to weigh the risks/benefits of various treatment options.
4] the decisions made during this crisis were difficult and were made under extreme measures. There were ethical questions about care

The man with the boats was just a loiter using distraction so other loiters could steal.

Pets were brought to the hospital because it was thought to be a safe place, and the workers brought them there to keep them safe.

I think Mark LeBlanc’s perspective is a ,little bit of both. As an outsider he didn’t experience the past 48 hours, yet he’s there to advocate for his mother. To question the circumstances and decisions made.

The priority system for evacuating patients did NOT fit within accepted triage practice. Because, resources were scarce. No food, medication, medical supplies or electricity. Patients had been waiting for a long time, this made it difficult to determine the order of triage. Some patients needed life sustaining equipment to live, transport for them would be difficult. Balancing life with limited resources was significant challenge.

The difficulties inherent to practicing triage medicine is; how to use limited resources. Also there is the moral distress. Ethical dilemmas

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