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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.
noun [ U ] us / ˈtriː.ɑːʒ / uk / ˈtriː.ɑːʒ / Add to word list. the process of quickly examining patients who are taken to a hospital in order to decide which ones are the most seriously ill and must be treated first: The team's main job is to treat trauma victims at the scene of a disaster and perform triage.
Definition of triage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
2 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.
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.
Mar 7, 2024 · Triage is the process used to assess patients' injuries or illnesses and determine the priority of care. Different levels of triage indicate who should get emergency medical attention first. Learn more about the different levels of triage and how the triage process works.
