pretriage
Before formal assessment
Pretriage is an initial assessment before formal triage, used in emergency medicine and disaster response to quickly sort patients or casualties before they reach the main triage station.
The prefix signals a preliminary step: Paramedics conducted pretriage at the scene before transporting victims to the hospital.
In mass casualty events, pretriage helps manage overwhelming patient volumes by identifying who needs immediate attention versus those who can wait.
Evaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- sortingArranging into sequence
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- prioritizationRanking by importance
intake · categorization · initial · preliminary · queue · workflow · classification · staging
Send with speed
- 911Crisis response number
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
scene · resources · deployment · determinant · code · field · prehospital · mobile
Combat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- medicEmergency care provider
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- MCIFormer telecommunications company
forward · tactical · evacuation · litter · expectant · immediate · delayed · minimal
Network-connected state
- telehealthMedical care delivered remotely
- chatbotConversational AI program
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- self-assessmentEvaluating your own performance
portal · app · questionnaire · automated · AI · algorithm · remote · appointment
screening
Evaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- sortingArranging into sequence
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
prioritization · intake · categorization · initial · preliminary · queue · workflow · classification · staging · processing
dispatch
Send with speed
- 911Crisis response number
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
EMT · scene · resources · deployment · determinant · code · field · prehospital · mobile · telephonic
battlefield
Combat engagement area
MCI · forward · tactical · evacuation · litter · expectant · immediate · delayed · minimal · START
online
Network-connected state
- telehealthMedical care delivered remotely
- chatbotConversational AI program
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
self-assessment · portal · app · questionnaire · automated · AI · algorithm · remote · appointment · scheduling
pretriagedetailed assessment