This is a classic medical emergency presenting an immediate life-threatening situation where delay equals death. The principle of beneficence (preserving life) must take priority when the alternative is certain death. While security protocols and explicit consent are important under normal circumstances, medical ethics recognizes exceptions during emergencies when patients cannot consent and delay would be fatal. Dr. Chen's physical presence, though unable to override controls, provides medical supervision and validates the necessity of intervention. The protesters are unlawfully interfering with emergency medical care, and their actions should not be allowed to cause preventable death. The security protocols exist to protect patients, not to enable their deaths through bureaucratic paralysis.