A Chinese man has a cerebral hemorrhage. The family doesn\'t speak English excep

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A Chinese man has a cerebral hemorrhage. The family doesn't speak English except for the son who is a physician. The family has the option of stopping aggressive treatment for comfort care but is ill informed. A translator tells them. They request that the body remain untouched for 8 hours to let the soul escape (they're Buddhist). The man dies and they cannot move him out of ICU. Another patient comes in with acute to severe GI bleed. They need a bed in ICU but it is occupied by the dead patient. What should you do with the Chinese man's body? Please answer accordingly with 2-3 sentences.

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I would transfer the dead body on the stretcher and shift the new patient to the bed that was occupied by the dead body because it will be against the physician's ethics to kill someone for to save the ethics of the dead body. Even though it is a holy thing but still it is my job to save the person in severe condition with GI bleed.

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