Definition Of Triage In Emergency Department

Triage is done in emergency rooms disasters and wars when limited medical resources must be allocated to maximize the number of survivors.

Definition of triage in emergency department. The process of sorting people based on their need for immediate medical treatment as compared to their chance of benefiting from such care. Triage ˈtriːɑːʒ triˈɑːʒ is the process of determining the priority of patients treatments by the severity of their condition or likelihood of recovery with and without treatment. Triage is the process of sorting patients as they present to the emergency care setting.