Dealing with Friends and relatives in the hospital isn't easy

You want them to stay alive but the treatment they need isn't always available where or when you want it to be at any given hospital. So, you try to make do with whatever is available and hope that they can survive everything. People waiting in emergency rooms passing out on the floor often because the triage of that hospital doesn't consider them a priority. This is true all over the country. But, usually if you pass out on the floor waiting for help don't fall on your face or head slip off the seat onto the floor so you don't smash your face or head by falling from your seat uncontrollably. 

A relative of mine was given too much amiodarone and went unconscious standing up at one point and shattered her hip because she went unconscious standing so was unconscious before she fell. So, this wasn't good in any way.

Trying to stay alive in a hospital can be hard because of Triage and all the other people dying there with alarms going off all the time. Trying to be seen as a priority unless you are bleeding to death at the time is very difficult.

Triage in hospitals likely this is for the U.S. but also for all over the world to some degree too:

what is triage?

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Triage is the process of sorting and prioritizing patients or tasks based on the urgency of their need and the resources available. The term originates from the French verb trier, meaning "to sort". Its primary goal is to ensure maximum survival rates and efficiency when demands exceed available resources. 

While traditionally associated with medical emergencies, the concept is utilized across multiple disciplines.

1. Medical and Emergency Triage

In healthcare settings, triage determines which patients require immediate medical intervention and which can safely wait. It is essential in Emergency Departments (ED) and mass casualty incidents (like natural disasters or accidents). 

Hospital Triage: Many hospitals use the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), a 5-level system ranging from Level 1 (requiring immediate, life-saving resuscitation) to Level 5 (non-urgent cases). 
Disaster Triage: In mass casualty situations, triage often utilizes color-coded tags to rapidly sort large numbers of victims:
• Red (Immediate): Life-threatening injuries but highly treatable (e.g., severe bleeding, obstructed airway).
• Yellow (Delayed): Serious but not immediately life-threatening; injuries can wait a short time for care.
• Green (Minor): Walking wounded; injuries are superficial and can wait for definitive care.
• Black (Expectant/Deceased): Deceased or injuries are so severe that survival is unlikely even with maximal medical care. 

2. Everyday Use and Project Management

Outside of medicine, "triage" is commonly used to describe problem-solving or task prioritization. It involves assessing a multitude of incoming tasks, emails, or issues, and addressing them based on their urgency and potential impact, separating the critical from the trivial. 

• Emergency Department Triage - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

  Definition/Introduction. Triage originates from the French word "trier," which is used to describe the processes of sorting and or...

  

  National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
• Triage: How It Works in a Hospital

  Key Takeaways * Triage is a system that helps decide who gets emergency medical care first. * Triage systems often use color codes...

  

  

  Verywell Health
• TRIAGE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

  Medical Definition. triage. noun. tri·​age trē-ˈäzh ˈtrē-ˌ 1. : the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especia...

  

  Merriam-Webster

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