Talk:Futile medical care

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I don't think this article meets Wikipedia standards for style or NPOV.63.243.110.154 20:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aye, I agree. Xorgthezombie 00:35, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Me too - it reads like a pamphlet advertising ways for NHS doctors to avoid bed blocking elderly and disabled patients to me - —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomaswilliamlofthouse (talk • contribs) 20:47, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blatant NPOV removed

I removed the following:

The constant use of the word 'elderly' by healthcare providers that it is automatically associated with being incompetent or unworthy of effort - it also assumes that they do not value their existence as much as younger individuals. This attitude is currently being used in the NHS in England to refuse curative cancer treatments on anyone over 65 to save money - the same arguments are made against treating the disabled, and renders the NHS guilty of the same repugnant malpractice as Hitlers' T4 group.

This NPOV violation is about as obvious as it gets. I can already counter this by saying that elderly people are less likely to survive than young people with the same condition. This may make refusing the treatment to elderly the right decision while treating a young person also a right decision. This was the case of my grandfather, who possibly could have been saved has he been much younger.

71.212.9.95 (talk) 14:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you cite a single reference to support the sweeping statement 'I can counter this by saying that elderly people are less likely to survive than young people with the same condition'. What conditions are you referring to? Age is NOT a relevant parameter, 'Performance Status' is - a 'young' patient with a heart condition is less likely to survive any rigorous treatment than a fit 80 year old - your ignorance is so complete, I must assume you are not in the profession, just an ill-informed, Ageist bigot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.77.85.35 (talk) 00:11, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]