triage

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"We cannot possibly conserve everything, so we have to triage and decide how to allocate limited resources towards what we think are the highest priorities," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The report states it is planning for 90,720 patient slots a year across its three proposed sites in Aberdeen, Elgin and Peterhead, where eight GPs and three triage nurses will be among the staff hired.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Securing two triage rooms to complete the exam as a way to ensure privacy in the busy emergency department, Dana, with help from Emma, begins the evidence collection while carefully outlining the process to Ilana.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Never does “The Pitt” allow us to forget that the American dream is the invisible triage victim in this trauma center and the hundreds like it.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

In peacetime, however, in a well-staffed, well-stocked American emergency room, triage isn’t about withholding care from anyone; rather, it’s identifying the patients in the gravest danger and treating them first.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French