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December 31st 04, 07:56 PM

N2EY wrote:
In article , (Steve
Robeson K4YZ) writes:

And not just "asthma" patients, but COPD'ers

I have to ask...

What's COPD stand for?

who smell of cigarette smoke,
"back pain" patients who exacerbated their "disabling" back pain while riding
their motorcycle or out drinking all night, or diabetics who present in DKA
who refuse to comply with their MD's plan-of-care.

OK, fine - but let's take that a step farther....

The consensus of opinion among all the MD's I've talked to says the following
as a general plan-of-ca

1) Do not use illegal drugs of any kind

2) Do not use tobacco of any kind

3) Get your weight down to at least where the charts say "average"

4) Eat a healthy diet

5) Use seatbelts, helmets, eye/hearing protection and all other protective
devices
where appropriate

How many people do all 5 consistently? How much public and private money is
spent because so many people don't?

People who have bonafide needs should get the care they need. Those who
have needs but refuse to do what is necessary to "get fixed" yet demand that
"we" do "something" to get them better need to be given the boot and a
referal to a funeral home director with pre-paid plans.

The problem is, how do you differentiate those groups when they show up in the
ER?

Here is one for ya Jim:

People who engage in risky behavior, such as rock climbing, bungee
jumping, contact sports, mountain climbing, skateboarding, and other
dangerous activity are doing so with knowledge of their potential
injury/death. Why should society have to foot the bill when one of these
idiots gets injured and can no longer support themselves. They made a
presumably sober decision to do this.

note that this is a little tongue in cheek, but I do have a bit of a
moral issue with this.

- Mike KB3EIA -