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The most acceptable duty-based action for this case is to refrain from sacrificing the scoutmaster . It is the responsibility of the paramedic to preserve life , as well as to do no harm to any individual and sacrificing the scoutmaster is a direct violation of their duty (Reilly and Markenson , 2009 . Although this option can result in the drowning of the boys inside the cave as it continuously fills up with water , a paramedic should always find a way to avoid inflicting any harm on any human being

Based on consequence-oriented reasoning , not

sacrificing the scoutmaster is also the most acceptable action . The consequences of physically removing the scoutmaster in the presence of the boys may result in a traumatic experience on these young individuals , as this will be associated with severing a significant portion of the body of the scoutmaster . The sight of such action can affect the boys , wherein they may develop major depression or post-traumatic stress dis

Based on virtue and ethics , it is better than sacrifice one life in to save several other lives . It would be unacceptable to have the paramedic just stand there at the site and wait until some other solution is provided by other rescue groups . Despite the trauma that may result in the boys as the scoutmaster is sacrificed right before their very eyes , virtue and ethics dictate that saving two or more boys from drowning in a cave is far more important than saving a single person such as the...