No death squads

I don't think turning away people, especially people who have already needed treatment in the past - like people with cancer, ms, and other long term illnesses or diseases, and patients who already have a reason to be in the hospital on a ventilator - is a moral or decent 'plan' for any state to make. I'm sure you didn't mean this to be funny, but I read 'godlikeproductions' and just about threw up. Nobody gets the right to play God with a flu epidemic. If they have a shortage, hello, open up clinics, turn other buildings into makeshift places to hospitalize those with swine flu. At least you'd be able to keep those people separate from other hospitalized people - I'm tired right now and I can't think of the word. Isolation? Anyway, I completely disagree with this and I don't think other people - general public - would be pleased about it either, especially if they live in Florida and are living with a chronic terminal disease.

Here's a better link. They're talking about an overwhelming pandemic here, not under ordinary circumstances. I definitely wouldn't want to be in any of their shoes should the situation become that bad. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-swine-flu-crisis-propublica-sboct18,0,2336680.story

Wow!! How can anywhere get this critical in judgement? I would think they would have a Lawsuit on their hands for even stating something like this and ever trying to really force something like this as well. I know as being Diabetic there are things I have to watch compared to the average Joe out there, but personally if someone was to discriminate me in a way due to my being Diabetic that would be like a Slap in the face as well. This too me does not sound right at all, and I hope they are not serious.

here in india also there are lot of cases with flu but because of the panic all want to get admitted,i have heard now they have developed A H1N1 VACCINE.

I certainly hope and pray it never reaches this obviously worse case scenario. I'm telling myself it probably wont and that they just need to be prepared for the worst while hoping for the best. Unfortunately, as horrifying as this seems, there are tines in the health profession when very tough decisions must be made. From what 've heard about the H1N1 flu it's something that particularly hits children and pregnant women as well as the elderly and those with conditions that affect their immune systems. Hopefully everyone, especially those in the risk groups, will do their own part to prevent themselves from being one of those emergency flu patients making it so there's no room for the ones with the "poor prognoses" They should be getting the vaccine as soon as it becomes available if their own doctor who they trust advises it and they should avoid being in crowded situations especially in places where there are other sick people. They should fanatical about washing their hands VERY frequently and coughing or sneezing into their sleeves and no on their hands or on someone else. I say nobody should panic just yet and we should realize that these hospitals are no doubt working on finding the best way to deal with a pandemic without disrupting the care of others in need of treatment. Annie

I think it is terrible that a hospital can be given the permission to take a person off a respirator without the okay from a member of his/her family! It is morally wrong to decide who can live and who will die. To me, this is going to give them a reason to remove people from respirators that might would have lived and also give them a chance to not let dying cancer patients in the hospital = perhaps on a trumped up flu epidemic! Life is getting bad for the sick and the elderly, believe me! We are expendable to them. And that angers me!! Every life is worth saving!

Oh my goodness .... deebomb, this sorta reminds me of the old adage; "What's the difference between God and a Doctor...GOD doesn't think he's a DOCTOR! Boy, is this hallowed ground that I am afraid to walk on! This is sooooo controversial, I cannot even wrap my thoughts around it....and so many, many "what if's" keep creeping in the back door of my mind! Like WHOM is charged with the decision? WOW..you have me just reeling....IT IS SUCH A TRIAGE decision! I will have to go away and ponder this for even longer. /cheers!

I want to suggest that precaution is better than cure, so protect yourself to get infected from swine flu. Always wear the mask when you go out. Ans there is one homeopathic medicine called 'influnzium' you can take this medicine, this is one of the best medicines which you can take precautionary, ofcourse you hav to take advice of your docter.

wow in florida many people got cancer, what the first aid and movement of the state hospital? they must manage and care every patient as fast as possible =)