Case Study: During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, you are the chief medical officer of a district hospital facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen. You have two patients requiring the last ventilator: Patient A is an 80-year-old retired freedom fighter and respected philanthropist, and Patient B is a 28-year-old daily-wage worker with a wife and three young children. The families and local community plead passionately for each. (a) Discuss the bioethical principles applicable to ventilator triage. (b) As the medical administrator, how will you decide and what is your ethical justification?