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Urgences-santé defends controversial directive to reduce treatment for patients who flatlined
Student’s near-death experience prompts Montreal school to implement mandatory CPR training The directive was applied only to adult patients.“Not pediatric, not pregnant women only 18 years and older,” Dupont said.Paul Brunet, a patients’ rights advocate, said this kind of directive shows how unprepared the government was to deal with the pandemic.“For the safety of ambulance drivers I understand that such was a protocol but as I understand it is totally unacceptable that such a protocol was even thought of being written,” he said.Dubé for his part said the controversial decision shows how dire the situation was at the time.“When we look at it in today’s context, it’s hard to accept,” he said.