I know that China and Italy tried waiting it out at first... Depression may be a killer but it doesn´t get that many people in such a short time. Looks like the US will overtake Italy tomorrow. In cases though, not deaths - yet. The deaths only really start going up once your ICUs are overburdened, but then they go fast. Not to mention that the US seem to have a lot of people who are scared to go to the hospital because of possible lifelong debt.
i remember a chilling line of dialog from a M*A*S*H rerun... they were discussing the nurses relieving the doctors in taking over triage. the meaning of that word was then revealed as the military saw it. the "tri-" portion of the word suggests that there are three groups that the wounded should be put in... the first group are those who required immediate attention. the second were those who could wait and they were given meds to lessen the pain until they could be worked on. the third group were the wounded who, although under other conditions might be able to be saved, would overburden the doctors and would risk losing many others in the meantime. those soldiers could only be made as comfortable as they could manage until they died.
Normally the word just comes from the French "trier" (to separate out). But the description of the process in mass emergency situations sounds horrifyingly realistic.
... yeah, i looked that up, but i like the other story.
Absolutely! I enjoyed it.
Good book, a feel good one. Be sure to also read Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee's only other book. Not as well written, but a more accurate representation of the times.
