just my 2scents.
The health care industry is designed to help people. Its sad that some that have entered this field are in it more for themselves than for others.
Regarding elderly, its no secret that a lot of doctors and nurses treat a younger patient different than they would an older patient.
If an older pt arrives to the emergency room with trouble breathing. if the pt has a DNR, they will send the pt to one of the back rooms without taking care of the patient.
I have personally witnessed doctors witholding life saving drugs which resulted in the patients death. only because the patient was a nursing home patient so who cares.
The argument that when faced with helping a younger person with a longer ypll or an older person that might not live long is not relevant, since there usually is enough resources to treat both.
Anyone that deals with medicine really knows this.