Details are discussed in this Associated Press report: Who should MDs let die in a pandemic?
The proposed guidelines, meant to serve as a blueprint to be followed by hospitals across the country, specifically recommends that the those deemed at "higher risk of death" with a "slimmer chance of survival" will be denied services and “scarce resources”, as dictated by designated officials.
Specifically, those who will be denied help include people who are:
* older than 85,In other words, the most disadvantaged will be left to die.
* suffering from severe trauma, which include injuries from crashes and shootings,
* severely burned,
* suffering from mental impairment (Alzheimer's disease), and
* suffering from chronic diseases, including lung, heart, and diabetes
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