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   triage

   /ˈtriːɑːʒ/

   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"
   • ▪ the process of determining the most important people or things from amongst a large number that require attention: "a system of educational triage that allows a few students to get help while the needs of others are neglected"

   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"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘the action of sorting items according to quality’): from French, from trier ‘separate out’. The current sense dates from the First World War, with reference to the military system of assessing the wounded on the battlefield.

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