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Emergency Crisis Decisions - Absolute-Beginner Level: core concept mastery Emergency Crisis Decisions ABSOLUTE BEGINNER

This skill primer 🌟 worksheet focuses on Emergency Crisis Decisions - a key topic in Decision Making. You'll solve 20 absolute-beginner-level problems (Worksheet 1 of 10). The primary focus is on core concept mastery. Master emergency crisis decisions problems, emergency crisis decisions reasoning questions, and emergency crisis decisions practice through systematic practice.

📝 Worksheet 1 of 10 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Absolute Beginner level

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Question 1

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 2

Situation: Factory fire with 50 workers inside. You can either: try to extinguish fire (30% success, 10 minutes, saves all) or evacuate (100% success, 5 minutes, saves 40 workers). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Expected value: Extinguish = 50×0.3 = 15 expected saved; Evacuate = 40 guaranteed saved. Guarantee of 40 saved is better than 15 expected.

Question 3

Situation: You're the captain of a ship that hits an iceberg. You have 30 minutes before sinking. 100 passengers, lifeboats capacity 80. What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
In maritime emergencies, traditional protocol prioritizes vulnerable populations. This maintains order, maximizes survival of those with least chance of self-rescue.

Question 4

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 5

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 6

Situation: Factory fire with 50 workers inside. You can either: try to extinguish fire (30% success, 10 minutes, saves all) or evacuate (100% success, 5 minutes, saves 40 workers). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Expected value: Extinguish = 50×0.3 = 15 expected saved; Evacuate = 40 guaranteed saved. Guarantee of 40 saved is better than 15 expected.

Question 7

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 8

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 9

Situation: You're the captain of a ship that hits an iceberg. You have 30 minutes before sinking. 100 passengers, lifeboats capacity 80. What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
In maritime emergencies, traditional protocol prioritizes vulnerable populations. This maintains order, maximizes survival of those with least chance of self-rescue.

Question 10

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 11

Situation: Factory fire with 50 workers inside. You can either: try to extinguish fire (30% success, 10 minutes, saves all) or evacuate (100% success, 5 minutes, saves 40 workers). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Expected value: Extinguish = 50×0.3 = 15 expected saved; Evacuate = 40 guaranteed saved. Guarantee of 40 saved is better than 15 expected.

Question 12

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 13

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 14

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 15

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 16

Situation: Factory fire with 50 workers inside. You can either: try to extinguish fire (30% success, 10 minutes, saves all) or evacuate (100% success, 5 minutes, saves 40 workers). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Expected value: Extinguish = 50×0.3 = 15 expected saved; Evacuate = 40 guaranteed saved. Guarantee of 40 saved is better than 15 expected.

Question 17

Situation: During a riot, you must decide whether to deploy tear gas on a crowd of 500 protesters (risk of injury to 50, but stop violence) or let them protest (risk of 100 injuries from violence). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Risk assessment: 50 injuries from tear gas vs 100 injuries from violence. Immediate deployment minimizes total harm despite short-term side effects.

Question 18

Situation: Emergency room with one ventilator left. Four patients need it: 20-year-old (90% survival), 40-year-old (70% survival), 60-year-old (50% survival), 80-year-old (30% survival). What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
Utilitarian approach - maximizing total life years saved. Youngest patient has highest potential remaining lifespan and good survival probability.

Question 19

Situation: You're the captain of a ship that hits an iceberg. You have 30 minutes before sinking. 100 passengers, lifeboats capacity 80. What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
In maritime emergencies, traditional protocol prioritizes vulnerable populations. This maintains order, maximizes survival of those with least chance of self-rescue.

Question 20

Situation: You're the captain of a ship that hits an iceberg. You have 30 minutes before sinking. 100 passengers, lifeboats capacity 80. What is the best decision in this emergency situation?
In maritime emergencies, traditional protocol prioritizes vulnerable populations. This maintains order, maximizes survival of those with least chance of self-rescue.
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