More on the ER death outrage in LA. The Physician Executive wonders how far should we go to prevent one death:
I suspect that there were resource allocation decisions by both policy-makers and administrators that probably contributed to this death. As tragic as it is, not everyone can be saved, nor should we as a society try to save everyone.
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