# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6675
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6675 "2023-09-08T20:46:34Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Given the hypothetical, if those are literally the only considerations, I’ll stick with survival still being \> patient $. But those aren’t the only considerations for the ambulance driver. Because they also have the preference of the patient. And i believe the patient gets to decide, and gets to decide what considerations matter how much, not me, and not the ambulance staff. I know the question said, “assume the only considerations are the chance of survival and the cost”, but it also said > [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3841): > > You are an ambulance driver. You are transporting a woman who’s suffered serious injury. The risk to her life is low _if you can get her to an ER quickly._ However, she is imploring the paramedics/EMTs to make sure she is taken to a hospital that is in her insurance network, which would cost her little or nothing. Yes, it says you won’t be sued for making a different choice. But i think it’s still right to respect her choice. Tell her everything you know about the risk, and let her weigh the cost and the risk. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380)._