Who will die in a pandemic?

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" ...An influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific

list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated. They

include the very elderly, seriously hurt trauma victims, severely

burned patients and those with severe dementia.

The suggested list was compiled by a task force whose members come

from prestigious universities, medical groups, the military and

government agencies. They include the Department of Homeland

Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the

Department of Health and Human Services.

The proposed guidelines are designed to be a blueprint for

hospitals " so that everybody will be thinking in the same way " when

pandemic flu or another widespread health care disaster hits, said

Dr. Asha Devereaux. She is a critical care specialist in San Diego

and lead writer of the task force report. "

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