A nurse is triaging patients after a chemical leak at a nearby fertilizer factory. The guiding principle of this activity is what?

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In nondisaster situations, health care workers assign a high priority and allocate the most resources to those who are the most critically ill. However, in a disaster, when health care providers are faced with a large number of casualties, the fundamental principle guiding resource allocation is to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people. A first come, first served approach is unethical.

A Nurse Is Triaging Patients After a Chemical Leak at a Nearby