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Word: Triage
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈtriːɑːʒ
the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required
Short Definition:assessment of patients or casualties to determine need for treatment
Examples:- the clinic will be dedicated to the triage and treatment of patients with respiratory illnesses
- a triage nurse
Word: Triage
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtriːɑːʒ
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
Short Definition:onduct preliminary assessment of patients or casualties
Examples:- victims were triaged by paramedics before being transported to hospitals
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