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.
Recent Examples on the Web
With the county water authority in budgetary triage mode, Denham and the board are attempting creative solutions to give the agency more flexibility in wet and dry years — and lessen its financial strain.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
The clinic has roughly 30 full- and part-time staff, a primary care physician, triage nurses, pharmacists and lab technicians.
—Ashley Carnahan, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The Cincinnati Department of Public Services relies on snow priority routes to effectively triage street treatment, hitting primary routes such as hills and bridges, main thoroughfares and Downtown first.
—The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
Doctors have been forced to either ration cancer drugs or triage which patients receive the drugs first.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The second person is believed to have been exposed to the virus at Trinity Health Ann Arbor's waiting and triage area, where another Washtenaw County resident contagious with measles had gone for care.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Homelessness has become more acute and triage action is needed.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
These clever apps and devices will help you to find your way, triage an injury and generally stay out of trouble on the trail.
—Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Annually, the triage line diverts about 7,000 calls from dispatch.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
The clinic has roughly 30 full- and part-time staff, a primary care physician, triage nurses, pharmacists and lab technicians.
—Ashley Carnahan, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The Cincinnati Department of Public Services relies on snow priority routes to effectively triage street treatment, hitting primary routes such as hills and bridges, main thoroughfares and Downtown first.
—The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
Doctors have been forced to either ration cancer drugs or triage which patients receive the drugs first.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The second person is believed to have been exposed to the virus at Trinity Health Ann Arbor's waiting and triage area, where another Washtenaw County resident contagious with measles had gone for care.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Homelessness has become more acute and triage action is needed.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
These clever apps and devices will help you to find your way, triage an injury and generally stay out of trouble on the trail.
—Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Annually, the triage line diverts about 7,000 calls from dispatch.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Triage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triage. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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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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