title: Triage in medicine, part I: Concept, history, and types.
abstract: This 2-article series offers a conceptual, historical, and moral analysis of the practice of triage. Part I distinguishes triage from related concepts, reviews the evolution of triage principles and practices, and describes the settings in which triage is commonly practiced. Part II identifies and examines the moral values and principles underlying the practice of triage.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, POB 245057, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. kvi@u.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Iserson
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moskop
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004190:Disasters / Q000517:prevention & control; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014218:Triage / Q000145:classification* / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods