A hospital scenario where a massive amount of patients come in all at once--possibly more than can be handled.

This then leads to a triage that needs to be done where the doctors put patients into categories, who needs surgery immediately, who can wait, and who's most likely to die.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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