[Avodah] pikuach nefesh

[Rich, Joel]

R Zilberstein was discussing a case of triage. He paskened that a doctor should choose the medium case
rather than the most severe case as the chance of saving the patient is greater. He then said that even
if the doctor was in the middle of treating the severe case, eg he was putting pressure on a wound to
slow the blood flow,  he should leave because any damage to that patient is indirect (based on an
Even Haezel) and so even the CI would agree.
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IMHO  this is against R' Moshe (I"M  C"M 2:73) and R'SZA (M"S Tnina (2-3) 86)  both  of which state iiuc  once you start you can't switch - there's an element of zchiyah by the choleh (although I can't tell you where that theory comes from)
KT
Joel Rich
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