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triage /tri·age/ (tre-ahzh´) [Fr.]

1. the sorting out of casualties of war or other disaster to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment.

2. by extension, the sorting and prioritizing of nonemergency patients for treatment.

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tri·age (tr-äzh, träzh)

n.

A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment. Triage is used on the battlefield, at disaster sites, and in hospital emergency rooms when limited medical resources must be allocated.

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triage

[trē·äzh′]

Etymology: Fr, trier, to sort out

1 (in military medicine) a classification of casualties of war and other disasters according to the gravity of injuries, urgency of treatment, and place for treatment.

2 a process in which a group of patients is sorted according to their need for care. The kind of illness or injury, the severity of the problem, and the facilities available govern the process, as in a hospital emergency department.

3 (in disaster medicine) a process in which a large group of patients is sorted so that care can be concentrated on those who are likely to survive.

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triage [tre-ahzh´] (Fr.)

the sorting out and classification of casualties of war or other disaster, to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment.

disaster triage in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as establishing priorities of patient care for urgent treatment while allocating scarce resources.

triage: emergency center in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as establishing priorities and initiating treatment for patients in an emergency center.

triage: telephone in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as determining the nature and urgency of a problem or problems and providing directions for the level of care required, over the telephone. See also telehealth.

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triage (trēˑ·äj),

n a process of sorting a group of patients in a hospital or military or disaster setting to determine the immediacy of an individual's need for treatment. The type of injury or illness, the condition's severity, the level of urgency involved, the availability of medical facilities, and the likelihood of survival are the criteria used in triage.

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triage (trēäzh´),

n 1. (in military medicine) a classification of casualties of war and other disasters according to the gravity of injuries, urgency of treatment, and place for treatment.
2. a process in which a group of patients is sorted according to need for care. The kind of illness or injury, severity of the problem, and facilities available govern the process, as in the emergency room of a hospital.
3. (in disaster medicine) a process in which a large group of patients is sorted so that care may be concentrated on those who are likely to survive.

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triage

sorting of patients from a disaster to establish priorities and allocation to special services. See also A CRASH PLAN.

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triage nurse

a nurse trained in triage procedures.

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triage

triage, French, sorting Emergency medicine A method of ranking sick or injured people according to the severity of their sickness or injury in order to ensure that medical and nursing staff facilities are used most efficiently; assessment of injury intensity and the immediacy or urgency for medical attention. See Streamlined review.

Triage priorities

Highest priority Respiratory, facial, neck, chest, cardiovascular, hemorrhage, neck injuries

Very high priority Shock, retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal hemorrhage

High priority Cranial, cerebral, spinal cord, burns

Low priority Lower genitourinary tract, peripheral nerves and vessels, splinted fractures, soft tissue lesions