This situation presents an immediate life-threatening emergency where delay guarantees death. The primary ethical principle of beneficence (preventing harm and saving life) outweighs procedural concerns in this extreme circumstance. Dr. Chen is present and attempting to override controls, indicating medical judgment supports intervention. The "consent" issue appears to be about bypassing security protocols rather than patient consent - the patient presumably consented to necessary emergency surgery upon admission. The protesters are illegally blocking medical care, and their actions should not be allowed to cause a preventable death. While negotiation might seem diplomatic, it introduces fatal delay. The core medical principle of "first, do no harm" becomes "first, prevent death when possible" in emergency triage situations.