As the influx of patients increases and Quebec's emergency rooms become overcrowded, doctors confront the dilemma of determining how to allocate resources among patients (Bongiorno and Oduro). In a scenario where two patients arrive at different times, the patient who arrived second is in a worse condition than the first one. Should the doctor prioritize the patient who arrives first, or should he prioritize the patient in a more severe condition, assuming both are required to use the emergency room? This text will approach the ethical dilemma from a utilitarian perspective, arguing that…