1
a
: the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors
b
: the sorting of patients (as in an emergency room) according to the urgency of their need for care
2
: the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis of where funds and other resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most likely to achieve success
triage
transitive verb
Examples of triage in a Sentence
Nurses do triage in the emergency room.
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The next day, a triage center was set up to sort which of the wounded should risk transport to hospitals.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
His aversion to confrontation is outweighed by the urgent need for triage.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Algorithms are used to predict patients' risk of death or deterioration, to suggest diagnoses or triage patients, to record and summarize visits to save doctors work, and to approve insurance claims.
—Darius Tahir | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
By maintaining an inventory of the entire software ecosystem through an open ecosystem approach, ASPM enables organizations to effectively triage and remediate risks, ultimately delivering a better return on their security investments.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
His aversion to confrontation is outweighed by the urgent need for triage.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Algorithms are used to predict patients' risk of death or deterioration, to suggest diagnoses or triage patients, to record and summarize visits to save doctors work, and to approve insurance claims.
—Darius Tahir | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
By maintaining an inventory of the entire software ecosystem through an open ecosystem approach, ASPM enables organizations to effectively triage and remediate risks, ultimately delivering a better return on their security investments.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Triage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triage. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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1
: the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors
2
: the sorting of patients (as in an emergency room) according to the urgency of their need for care
triage
transitive verb
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