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Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun in Alberta: ‘People will suffer and will die’
Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta, even though the protocol hasn’t officially been implemented.Dr. Paul Parks said that in recent days some critically ill COVID-19 patients who should be on ventilators are not getting them.That’s on top of previously announced mass cancellations of surgeries, along with patient transfers, as doctors balance medical need with available space, he said.Parks said it has become routine in hospitals in the last two weeks to have some critically ill patients — most of them unvaccinated COVID-19 cases — kept on main wards rather than in intensive care units on ventilators because they don’t have the resources.