Who gets a ventilator when supplies are short? NJ now has triage plan for critical care

NorthJersey.com: New Jersey now has a statewide plan to determine who would get scarce critical care resources, such as ventilators, in the worst-case scenario that the region runs out of lifesaving equipment while caring for the increasing number of coronavirus patients, officials detailed publicly Monday.

Patients will not be denied care based on factors such as disabilities, race, sexuality, lack of insurance, age or socioeconomic status, the policy states.

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