This is a dire emergency where a patient will die without immediate intervention. The ethical principle of preserving life (beneficence) takes precedence in this acute scenario. While security protocols and explicit consent are important safeguards, they exist to protect patients - not to prevent life-saving care when time is absolutely critical. Dr. Petrova is present and can provide medical oversight, even if she cannot physically access controls. The protesters are preventing legitimate medical care through coercion, and waiting to negotiate or maintain protocols guarantees death. The immediate, irreversible harm of the patient's death outweighs the risks of proceeding without traditional consent procedures in this exceptional circumstance.