Two unconscious patients urgently need a lung transplant. One is an elderly woman and another is a young man. However, the young man is a chronic cigarette smoker. Who do you think should get the lung transplant, if only a single lung transplant was available and whichever patient did not receive the transplant would die?

In this scenario, it would be tough considering which patient should receive the transplant. Of course, I do not know much about these two patients, but they would likely both have families that care deeply about them and would be disheartened tremendously if their loved one were to pass away.
Before making any decision, I would see if I could talk with any colleagues, superior medical staff, or members of my hospital's ethics board (if there is ... (+ 166 words)