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- DictionaryTri·age/ˌtrēˈäZH/
noun
- 1. the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required: "the clinic will be dedicated to the triage and treatment of patients with respiratory illnesses"
verb
- 1. conduct a preliminary assessment of (patients or casualties) in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required: "victims were triaged by paramedics before being transported to hospitals"
In medicine, triage (/ ˈ t r iː ɑː ʒ /, / t r i ˈ ɑː ʒ /) is a process by which care providers such as medical professionals and those with first aid knowledge determine the order of priority for providing treatment to injured individuals and/or inform the rationing of limited supplies so that they go to those who can most benefit from it.
Grouping patients based on the severity of their injuries and the likelihood of their survival is called triage. In a triage situation, urgent cases are seen by doctors first, and non-life-threatening emergencies go last.
5 days ago · noun. 1. a system of assigning priorities of medical treatment based on urgency, chance for survival, etc. and used on battlefields and in hospital emergency wards. 2. any system for prioritizing based on available resources, manpower, etc., as in an emergency. verb transitive Word forms: triˈaged or triˈaging. 3.
Definition of triage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 day ago · noun. 1. the process of sorting people in need of medical attention in order to determine priority. 2. the determination of priorities for action in an emergency. adjective. 3. of, pertaining to, or performing the task of triage. a triage officer.
noun. the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors. the determination of priorities for action: She began her workday with a triage of emails. adjective. of, relating to, or performing the task of triage: a triage officer.
1. A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment. Triage is used in hospital emergency rooms, on battlefields, and at disaster sites when limited medical resources must be allocated. 2.
