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triage

/triːˈɑːʒ/  ·  say it: tree·AHJ

sorting patients by urgency of need

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1. (noun) the process of sorting people or things according to how urgently they need help or attention

2. (noun) in a hospital or emergency situation, the system of deciding which patients should be treated first based on how serious their condition is

Examples

• 1. During the disaster, triage was used to decide which injured people needed immediate surgery.
• 2. In the emergency room, nurses perform triage to determine whether patients should be seen right away or can wait.

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