There should be a cap on resources used when managing trauma

encountered this debate today, which i found wholly INADEQUATE.

proposition argued that there should be a cap since resources are limited and that there are other patients to consider.

opposition argued that we should only stop when the patient dies.

both sides are fundamentally agreeing that there should be a cap, the difference is when to stop.

BUT. who decides when to stop? how?

how far should we go before we agree that enough is enough?

how much should we do before it's deemed "tried our best"?

how do we decide when it's a waste of resources?

who should be the decision maker?

what do we base it all on?