triage
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noun
1.
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
2.
the determination of priorities for action in an emergency.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or performing the task of triage: a triage officer.
verb (used with object)
4.
to act on or in by triage: to triage a crisis.
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triage (ˈtriːˌɑːʒ, ˌtriːˈɑːʒ, ˈtraɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | (in a hospital) the principle or practice of sorting emergency patients into categories of priority for treatment |
| 2. | the principle or practice of sorting casualties in battle or disaster into categories of priority for treatment |
| 3. | the principle or practice of allocating limited resources, as of food or foreign aid, on a basis of expediency rather than according to moral principles or the needs of the recipients |
| [C18 (in the sense: sorting (goods) according to quality): from French; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
triage
1727, "action of assorting according to quality," from Fr. triage "a picking out, sorting," from O.Fr. trier "to pick, cull" (see try). There seems to be some influence from or convergence with L. tria "three" (e.g. triage for "coffee beans of the third or lowest quality").
In World War I, adopted for the sorting of wounded soldiers into three groups according to the severity of their injuries.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
triage tri·age (trē-äzh', trē'äzh')
n.
A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment. Triage is used on the battlefield, at disaster sites, and in hospital emergency rooms when limited medical resources must be allocated.
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Example sentences
The other half will be dropped after the triage stage.
Triage centers and temporary shelters quickly filled to capacity.
He volunteered to oversee pediatric and adult critical triage.
In essence, what is going on is a sophisticated form of triage designed to make best use of the ambulances available.
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