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Sign the petition to stop the "triage" protocol in Quebec that values only abled
#Eugenics #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Justice
https://triage.quebec/signez-la-petition/
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#Eugenics #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Justice
https://triage.quebec/signez-la-petition/
The">https://triage.quebec/signez-la... petition is only available in French so English details are in the thread below:
Translation by Dr. Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry:
"Quebec has a adopted a protocol to determine who will get access to critical care if there aren& #39;t enough resources to care for everyone. The protocol discriminates against people with disabilities
"Quebec has a adopted a protocol to determine who will get access to critical care if there aren& #39;t enough resources to care for everyone. The protocol discriminates against people with disabilities
by stating that people could be denied care if they fall into one of the following categories:
-Trauma (TRISS score)
-Burn victims
-Cardiac arrest
-Severe cognitive impairment (inability to carry out activities of daily living independently) due to progressive disease
-Trauma (TRISS score)
-Burn victims
-Cardiac arrest
-Severe cognitive impairment (inability to carry out activities of daily living independently) due to progressive disease
-Advanced and irreversible neuromuscular disease (e.g. Parkinson& #39;s, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
-Metastatic malignancy
-Severe and irreversible neurological event (e.g. ICH, WFNS, IMPACT)
-Severe organ failure (e.g. MELD)
-Metastatic malignancy
-Severe and irreversible neurological event (e.g. ICH, WFNS, IMPACT)
-Severe organ failure (e.g. MELD)
-Functional capacity according to the clinical frailty score
-Palliative surgery
-Extended mechanical ventilation
-Other clinical judgment"
-Palliative surgery
-Extended mechanical ventilation
-Other clinical judgment"
The petition asks:
"-That the exclusion criteria referring to specific disabilities (such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson& #39;s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) be removed from the Protocol;
"-That the exclusion criteria referring to specific disabilities (such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson& #39;s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) be removed from the Protocol;
-That measurement instruments relating to functional autonomy (such as the clinical frailty score or the SMAF) cannot be used to exclude a patient from intensive care;
-That the guarantees necessary so that clinical judgment during the triage process cannot implicitly include discriminatory prejudices concerning the value of the life of a disabled person. An explicit statement to that effect should be included;
-That the necessary accommodations for disability, during and after critical care, so that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to receive, understand and benefit from this care;
-That people with disabilities and their representatives can participate in the revision of the Protocol;
-The Ministry of Health and Social Services should be more transparent about the triage process for access to intensive care set up in Quebec, in order to maintain public confidence."
