Vocabulary Entry

triage

|noun • verb

noun

The act of sorting and prioritizing patients according to the severity of their condition.

Example Sentences

"During the emergency, the medical team performed a triage to decide who needed immediate care."

"Triage is essential in disaster situations to ensure the most critical patients receive treatment first."

"The hospital's triage process helped to efficiently manage the influx of patients after the accident."

verb

Example Sentences

"The nurses quickly triaged the patients in the waiting room to identify those in desperate need of care."

"In project management, it's important to triage tasks to ensure deadlines are met."

"After the initial assessment, the team will triage the cases to address the most urgent issues first."