A bunch of influential doctors took a break from their golf and came up with a very interesting list of the people that they'd leave behind in the event of a disaster.
With the events in Burma / Myanmar unfolding today, this list is incredibly timely. Here's a quick rundown:
- Older than 85.
- Suffering from severe trauma
- Mentally impaired
It is lists like these that validate my decision to stay away from Medical School. While these doctors are creating checklists to maximize the number of lives saved, I'm making checklists to ensure that documents are printed in landscape.
Since I'm not in charge (nobody is stupid enough to put me in charge), here's my list of people that I'd be forced to leave behind:
- physically impaired (unable to walk or move without assistance)
- mentally impaired (unable to follow directions or help out)
clearly from my list, I don't believe in age discrimination, or disability discrimination.....but, if you had to play God, who would you leave behind?
note - post tagged with "being good" because we are trying to save the most lives, which I would consider a good act.
Monday, May 5, 2008
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