triage

Example Sentences

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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

At Good Samaritan, Maia limps into the ER, cons her way into priority triage, gets stitched up, and limps back out against the doctor’s orders.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

One of the engineers on the base kept bringing Vietnamese children into triage who needed treatment.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge