By Maya Arad Yasur / The term “triage” has not been part of our common active vocabulary for very long. But we have come to understand it as describing the complex issue of setting medical priorities for the use of limited resources in a disastrous event. Prof. Blankenburg, head of an intensive care unit, faces the difficult task of coordinating the distribution of vital resources, especially ventilators. Her professional decisions are being impacted by crises in her personal life. Her husband’s battle with Parkinson’s, in particular, is commanding all her attention and emotional powers – making her situation even more difficult. Meanwhile, Dr. Bozic is wrestling with basic medical ethics while also preoccupied with his wife’s long-desired pregnancy and his affair with his colleague Dr. Majewski. And they are all going through the intense conflicts and moral dilemmas that medical staff experience in extreme situations: A vast fire disaster and the resulting overload at the clinic create a highly tense atmosphere, forcing the doctors to make fast decisions about life and death that are frequently almost unbearable