You are the head of the city's Disaster Response team. During a surprise, rapidly escalating flood, your team's standard operating procedure requires you to evacuate a retirement home first. However, a major hospital located near the retirement home reports an immediate, catastrophic power failure that requires diverting your limited rescue boats to save patients on life support. You only have enough resources for one location at a time. What is your judgment?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
In emergency situations, priority should be given to saving lives at immediate risk. Since hospital patients on life support face critical danger, resources should be directed there. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.