Not only is it a plausible scenario, it is the reality today. There are far fewer ECMO teams + machines than people who will die without it. In time this will i

Not only is it a plausible scenario, it is the reality today. There are far fewer ECMO teams + machines than people who will die without it. In time this will improve, as technology advances and as more medical personnel are trained in maintaining one, but we are at the early stages and this conundrum happens all the time.