triage

US /ˈtriː.ɑːʒ/
UK /ˈtriː.ɑːʒ/
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1.

the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine priority of medical treatment

:
The paramedics performed triage at the scene of the accident.
Effective triage is crucial in mass casualty incidents.
2.

the process of determining the most important issues or tasks in a situation where many need attention

:
We need to do some triage on these customer complaints.
Project managers often use triage to prioritize tasks.
1.

to sort and prioritize (patients, problems, etc.) according to urgency or severity

:
The emergency room staff had to quickly triage the incoming patients.
Before starting the project, we need to triage all the tasks.