What's your country best at?

[DAVOUT]

Triage is a method used in wartime or natural catastroph or limited capacity, and is not based on the definition of the need but on the life expectancy of the patient.

[Footie Mad]

Originally posted by aneeshm


I don't know how to tell you this, but the word preceding Sweden in your title is a rather low-brow Hindi word for penis.

I have a similar story, the user Kuken from Albania (?) has chosen a username that literally meas The C*ck in Swedish.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Arrian
"Cancer that can wait" ??

I understand the concept of triage, but cancer doesn't tend to wait nicely for doctors to get around to dealing with it.

-Arrian

Actually, yes it does. Many varieties of cancer are non time critical, and it's pretty well understood which ones are and which aren't.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by DAVOUT
Triage is a method used in wartime or natural catastroph or limited capacity, and is not based on the definition of the need but on the life expectancy of the patient.

There is always limited capacity. And it is based on both need and utility.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Hi Spiffor.

Drake does a better Spiffor than Spiffor.

He learned well from the Japanese copying and improving upon the original design until at some point he surpasses the originator.

I truly forget who was the one who called him on his 'francophillia' that caused this farce in the first place.

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


There is always limited capacity. And it is based on both need and utility.

Capacity is limited even in circumstance when lifes are not at stake; then usual priorities apply, such as first in-first out.

[KrazyHorse]

Actually, FIFO does not always apply in Canada. In the already mentioned area of joint replacement, those in greater need are usually sent through faster.

By the way, it should be noted that as of yet the guidelines are not strictly set by government agencies. To a large extent hospitals and individual doctors set their own methodologies for distributing treatment. That's something I don't necessarily agree with...

[DAVOUT]

We are all at a stage where the medical progress is so costly than all healthcare systems have financial limitations. But nobody dare informing the people that there will be necessary restrictions. Waiting lists are a visible form of restriction more acceptable than corporative or secret methodologies. Triage is acceptable under pressure of circumstances only.

[Arrian]

Care will always be limited in some way. Now it might mean a waiting list for procedures/care that is deemed unurgent. 100 years from now (assuming forward progress), it might mean a waiting list for cosmetic surgery.

-Arrian

[KrazyHorse]

Given that health care costs increase faster than the growth of incomes, 100 years from now it would be better to assume that we will see waiting lists for broken ankles and layaway plans for blood transfusions.

[Arrian]

Something has to give there. At some point, we're going to be forced to deal with the underlying reason(s) for the dramatic increase in cost, in order to prevent that scenario you're talking about.

-Arrian

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Arrian
the underlying reason(s) for the dramatic increase in cost

Lack of rational decision making on the part of consumers.

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Given that health care costs increase faster than the growth of incomes, 100 years from now it would be better to assume that we will see waiting lists for broken ankles and layaway plans for blood transfusions.

When we will recognize that the healthcare can no longer be socially and economically regulated by the cost, we will have to accept and implement a regulation by public health considerations.
Sorry for the cosmetic surgery Arrian

[Drake Tungsten]

Loathe as I am to wade into this: no, they don't. French cuisine hasn't been the focus of culinary training for about 20 years or so.

French cooking techniques have been a major influence on virtually all Western cuisines, and almost all culinary schools use French cuisine as the basis for all other forms of western food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine

[Drake Tungsten]

I truly forget who was the one who called him on his 'francophillia' that caused this farce in the first place.

Do you really think it's a "farce"? I kind of enjoy it; it's nice to have new positions to defend and people to hate.