The Pros And Cons Of RIP System

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Imagine, your day is going as normal, going to work taking the same way you always do. Then suddenly you get in a major accident. This results in you getting rushed by ambulance to the hospital, unconscious and no realization of what’s going on. No realization that a computer system called RIP may determine your fate. However, in reality you have no say in who determines what your treatment is, and who decides. Wouldn’t you want some say in who decides? Leaving your life up to a computer is a decision that I think you should be able to make.
RIP system In the article “Medical Technology and Ethical Issues” by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey, they explain to the readers what the system known as RIP is. RIP is a computer system …show more content…

Why should we have this computer system when we have doctors that went to school for years to learn all they need to know about administering treatment to patients? RIP is wrong about 5% of the time. I know it’s only 5%, but imagine if you were actually in that car accident in hospital. Would you want to take the 5% change of the computer being wrong, because I’m not sure if I’d leave my life up to a computer unless it was right 100% of the time. Also, an emergency room is very hectic and busy. So what if your information was put in wrong on the computer system RIP. The article states it’s carefully put in the computer however, everyone makes mistakes. Therefore because of this wrong information your likelihood of survival is way less than it is supposed to be, and the doctors decided not to administer the lifesaving treatment you need. Something as simple as typing something in wrong could cost a life. This system in the future may even take jobs. If we start to rely on RIP even more, what is the need for as many doctors and nurses in the emergency room making decisions? Our future of medical care might end up being in the hands of computer systems like Rip.
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So in the end I when you’re hit with life’s unpredictability, such as a car accident who would you want to choose your fate. However, maybe a solution to both sides of the argument is the people get to decide. Decide if they want

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