In the UK and Ireland, men are being officially denied ICU care for corona.

Haloisi · 2020-04-19T09:05:15+00:00

I find the title somewhat sensationalised. It is not so simple as denying men access to the ICU. There is a triage system where if the ICU is full, only the people who have the highest chance of survival get admitted, in order to save as many lives as possible. So in that context it makes sense that if gender is a risk factor, it gets taken into account.

The same thing happens ofcourse with people who are old, have disabilities etcetera. They are more likely to die, and therefore less likely to be admitted.

So yes, the most vulnerable (which includes many more men) will be the ones who will not be admitted to the ICU, and the reason is that if the choice is between person A and person B, the one who is most likely to survive will be admitted, because that way one of them might survive. This is why we try to flatten the curve.

Do I believe there would be more pushback if genders were reversed? Yes, probably, although some feminists will claim the reverse. As for now I file it away for if people claim that nobody cares about women, so you can show that men's lives aren't valued that much either.

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Haloisi · 2020-04-19T11:33:09+00:00

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Title	In the UK and Ireland, men are being officially denied ICU care for corona.
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Date	April 19, 2020 5:13 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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