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triage

[tree-ahzh] / triˈɑʒ /
VERB
pay immediate attention to particular priorities
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Speaking on Sunday Politics, Prof Taylor said: "Triage is important, when someone is acutely unwell – the sooner you get that individual to the level of care they need, the better the outcome."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Triage One, at least initially, will primarily focus on these types of calls, which can be up to 8,000 annually, he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021

The hospital declared an internal disaster, called a Code Triage, for two days last week, before the state sent extra nurses to help the overburdened staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2021

State homeless coordinator Scott Morishige said social service providers have offered access to shelters and to the Honolulu Police Department’s Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage program at Keehi Lagoon.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2020

Triage, trī′āj, n. what is picked out, esp. broken coffee-beans.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various



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