While managing a mass disaster, the term "Triage" applies to -
Triage is an impoant pa of disaster management. Triage consist of rapidly classifying the injured on the basis of severity of their injuries and the likelihood of their survival with prompt medical intervention. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th Edition, Pg 857
It is the principle of "first come, first treated"
It is the classification of the injured on the basis of severity of injuries, with the concept of treating the most seriously injured first
It is the classification of the injured on the basis of severity of injuries, with the concept of treating the children and adoslecents first
It is the classification of the injured on the basis of severity of injuries, with the concept of treating those first who are likely to survive with medical intervention
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