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Introduction

Screening & classification of sick, wounded, or injured persons to determine priority of need & proper place of treatment.

Complications

  • anchoring bias in triage (incorrect initial impressions) may delay correct diagnosis[1]

More specific terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ly DP et al. Evidence for anchoring bias during physician decision-making. JAMA Intern Med 2023 Jun 26; e232366; [e-pub]. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37358843 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2806464
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