the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
the determination of priorities for action: She began her workday with a triage of emails.
adjective
of, relating to, or performing the task of triage: a triage officer.
verb (used with object),tri·aged,tri·ag·ing.
to act on or in by triage: to triage a crisis.
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Origin of triage
1925–30; <French: sorting, equivalent to tri(er) to sort (see try) + -age-age
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The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the use of AI triage.
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In normal times, Amir said, it might take six months for Diagnostic Robotics to close a deal with a major hospital interested in its AI triage tools.
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This way, you can prioritize and triage some processes in favor of others.
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Machines with brains work alongside humans in warehouses, make recommendations about who should get credit, triage patients seeking care, and analyze dizzying quantities of financial data.
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So I just went in and kind of triaged the situation with him to find out what was going to work for him.
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And the third member of the triage of restaurants that have put Houston on the national map is The Pass & Provisions.
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I often wonder if I should have donated the triage tag to the museum or recorded my oral history for its collections.
How 9/11 Made Journalists Part of the Story|Allison Gilbert|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The triage tag put around my neck on 9/11 will be on display when the museum opens to the public Wednesday, May 21.
How 9/11 Made Journalists Part of the Story|Allison Gilbert|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, I'll get to see my triage tag in the 9/11 museum—a reminder of the day I reported live from a hospital bed.
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Both lines go to the same operator, Dorival told the Daily Beast, but the different numbers allow the operator to triage calls.
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Not one of our men was even scratched and I delivered my load safely at the triage at Vry.
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Across the road from the triage was a large barnlike structure which served as the terminal of the electric tramway.
History of Ambulance Company Number 139|Various
This triage evidently had been a most busy place during the great drive on Verdun in 1916.
History of Ambulance Company Number 139|Various
With our movement came orders to turn over our dressing stations and triage to Ambulance Company 39, of the 6th Division.
History of Ambulance Company Number 139|Various
Our work in this sector, except that of the triage, was carried on at three advanced dressing stations and a relay station.
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British Dictionary definitions for triage
triage
/ (ˈtriːˌɑːʒ, ˌtriːˈɑːʒ, ˈtraɪ-) /
noun
(in a hospital) the principle or practice of sorting emergency patients into categories of priority for treatment
the principle or practice of sorting casualties in battle or disaster into categories of priority for treatment
the principle or practice of allocating limited resources, as of food or foreign aid, on a basis of expediency rather than according to moral principles or the needs of the recipients
Word Origin for triage
C18 (in the sense: sorting (goods) according to quality): from French; see try, -age
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.