Triage is a system for deciding which patient to treat first in an acute setting. It divides
patients into three groups: those who can wait, those who can be saved with timely treatment …

The term" triage" refers to the procedures clinicians use to prioritize prospective patients. In
the background is the unhappy truth that, when vital resources are limited, some will not get …

Background Emergency departments across the globe follow a triage system in order to
cope with overcrowding. The intention behind triage is to improve the emergency care and …

Because many medical practices in conditions of scarcity mimic triage decisions, this paper
undertakes an examination of justifications for such practices. The paper addresses, first, a …

Human beings are exposed to countless extraordinary events provoked by the nature or by
themselves. When the available resources fail to satisfy the medical needs of numerous …

We distinguish and review aspects of the history of two models of triage: egalitarian and
utilitarian. Egalitarian triage is widely and successfully practiced in battlefield medicine, as …

Triage is a widespread principle for prioritizing patients in emergency departments. The
purpose of triage is to ensure that in emergency situations, whenever medical demand …

This chapter begins with an exploration of ethical decision making through the Classical
period, the Medieval period, and the Modern period of our history. It then considers the …

3. Duty to Care. Health care professionals have an ethical duty to care for patients even in
conditions of limited resources and risk. The community has an ethical duty to provide health …

In biomedicine 'translational research'describes scholarship amenable to direct translation
into better healthcare. At the turn of this millennium, Kagarise and Sheldon 1 suggested that …