In the scenario I am aware of, I believe fentanyl was used to "knock the patient out." The patient was 100% isolated from family, 100% against intubation, and they needed to remove resistance, hence the fentanyl and handcuffs. The patient coded at this time, no doubt fighting like hell to keep the intubation tube out. The patient survived the code, but the protocol took its toll over 14 days and the patient passed.

Also, I forgot a major part of the covid hospital protocol.

REMDESIVIR.

Remdesivir has a 50% chance of shutting your organs down and zero benefit in treating covid.

Edit: If Remdesivir was administered, it provided a huge cash bonus to hospitals treating covid patients.