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Resource allocation plans help hospitals avoid chaos and make difficult choices during crises

Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions and the other is a 45-year-old woman with three children. Who gets the last ventilator? Is it the woman because she is younger and has three children to care for, or is it the man because he is the less likely of the two to survive without breathing assistance?

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