triage Who acts: Triage, triage nurse, I, doctors, Someone, help desk · What happens: decide, treat, base, need, help, mean · To what, where: order, sick people, problems, urgent, importance, patients · Speech: someone speaks here
«triage» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: triage in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Triage is deciding the order in which sick or injured people are treated, based on who needs help most urgently, as in a hospital emergency department or after a disaster.
The tree, 30 words nsubj aux det obj case obl amod cc conj nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct nsubj mark nsubj advcl parataxis advmod advmod punct case case det compound compound parataxis cc case det conj punct root Triage NOUN is AUX deciding VERB the DET order NOUN in ADP which PRON sick ADJ or CCONJ injured ADJ people NOUN are AUX treated VERB , PUNCT based VERB on SCONJ who PRON needs VERB help VERB most ADV urgently ADV , PUNCT as ADP in ADP a DET hospital NOUN emergency NOUN department NOUN or CCONJ after ADP a DET disaster NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 3 deciding nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 deciding aux 3 deciding decide VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 order det 5 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 deciding obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 treated obl 8 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 11 people amod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 injured cc 10 injured injured ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sick conj 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 treated nsubj:pass 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 treated aux:pass 13 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 order acl:relcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 based punct 15 based base VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 help nsubj 16 on on SCONJ _ 18 needs mark 17 who who PRON PronType=Rel 18 needs nsubj 18 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 based advcl 19 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 deciding parataxis 20 most most ADV Degree=Sup 21 urgently advmod 21 urgently urgently ADV _ 19 help advmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 28 department punct 23 as as ADP _ 28 department case 24 in in ADP _ 28 department case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 department det 26 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 28 department compound 27 emergency emergency NOUN Number=Sing 28 department compound 28 department department NOUN Number=Sing 3 deciding parataxis 29 or or CCONJ _ 32 disaster cc 30 after after ADP _ 32 disaster case 31 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 32 disaster det 32 disaster disaster NOUN Number=Sing 28 department conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 3 deciding punct
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1 decide present · progressive Triage the order vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent order=Topic 2 treat present · passive sick people the order vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 3 base participle vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent 4 need present vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 5 help present urgently property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: general — kept apart, not parsed.
Triage means sorting any problems or jobs into order of importance so the most urgent are dealt with first.
The tree, 19 words nsubj ccomp det obj cc conj case obl case nmod mark det advmod nsubj aux:pass advcl case obl punct root Triage NOUN means VERB sorting VERB any DET problems NOUN or CCONJ jobs NOUN into ADP order NOUN of ADP importance NOUN so SCONJ the DET most ADV urgent ADJ are AUX dealt VERB with ADP first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sorting sort VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 problems det 5 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 3 sorting obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 jobs cc 7 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 5 problems conj 8 into into ADP _ 9 order case 9 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 sorting obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 importance case 11 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 9 order nmod 12 so so SCONJ _ 17 dealt mark 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 urgent det 14 most most ADV Degree=Sup 15 urgent advmod 15 urgent urgent ADJ Degree=Pos 17 dealt nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 dealt aux:pass 17 dealt deal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 sorting advcl 18 with with ADP _ 19 first case 19 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 17 dealt obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Triage vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 sort gerund any problems or jobs into order of importance goal vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent problem=Theme into order=Goal 3 deal present · passive the urgent vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 4 order importance nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To triage means to sort patients or jobs in this way.
mark nsubj mark xcomp obj cc conj case det obl punct root To PART triage NOUN means VERB to PART sort VERB patients NOUN or CCONJ jobs NOUN in ADP this DET way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 triage mark 2 triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 sort mark 5 sort sort VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 patients patient NOUN Number=Plur 5 sort obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 jobs cc 8 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 6 patients conj 9 in in ADP _ 11 way case 10 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 way det 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 sort obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present triage vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 sort not said to happen to-infinitive triage not said here patients or jobs in this way goal vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent patient=Theme in way=Goal
Example 1 At A and E, a triage nurse checked how ill I was.
case det cc obl punct det compound nsubj advmod ccomp nsubj cop punct root At ADP A DET and CCONJ E PROPN , PUNCT a DET triage NOUN nurse NOUN checked VERB how ADV ill ADJ I PRON was AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 4 E case 2 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 E det 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 E cc 4 E E PROPN Number=Sing 9 checked obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 E punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 nurse det 7 triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 8 nurse compound 8 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 9 checked nsubj 9 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 ill advmod 11 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 9 checked ccomp 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 ill nsubj 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 ill cop 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 checked punct
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1 check past a triage nurse a E vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at e=Location 2 is past I ill property tree rules
Example 2 Triage means the most urgent patients are seen first.
nsubj det advmod amod nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp advmod punct root Triage NOUN means VERB the DET most ADV urgent ADJ patients NOUN are AUX seen VERB first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 patients det 4 most most ADV Degree=Sup 5 urgent advmod 5 urgent urgent ADJ Degree=Pos 6 patients amod 6 patients patient NOUN Number=Plur 8 seen nsubj:pass 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 seen aux:pass 8 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 9 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 seen advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Triage vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 see present · passive the urgent patients first property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Example 3 After the earthquake, doctors set up triage tents.
case det obl punct nsubj compound:prt compound obj punct root After ADP the DET earthquake NOUN , PUNCT doctors NOUN set VERB up ADP triage NOUN tents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 earthquake case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 earthquake det 3 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 6 set obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 earthquake punct 5 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 6 set nsubj 6 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 up up ADP _ 6 set compound:prt 8 triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 9 tents compound 9 tents tent NOUN Number=Plur 6 set obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 set punct
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1 set up present doctors triage tents after the earthquake vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient tent=Result
Example 4 Someone with a broken leg may wait while a heart attack patient is treated; that's triage.
The tree, 17 words nsubj case det amod nmod aux mark det compound compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct det cop obl punct root Someone PRON with ADP a DET broken VERB leg NOUN may AUX wait VERB while SCONJ a DET heart NOUN attack NOUN patient NOUN is AUX treated VERB ; PUNCT that DET 's AUX triage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 wait nsubj 2 with with ADP _ 5 leg case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 leg det 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 leg amod 5 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 1 Someone nmod 6 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 wait aux 7 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 while while SCONJ _ 14 treated mark 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 patient det 10 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 11 attack compound 11 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 12 patient compound 12 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing 14 treated nsubj:pass 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 treated aux:pass 14 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 wait advcl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 triage punct 16 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 18 triage det 17 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 triage cop 18 triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 7 wait obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 wait punct
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1 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 wait may Someone vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 treat present · passive a attack patient vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 4 is a present that triage tree rules
Example 5 The help desk triaged all the computer problems.
det compound nsubj det:predet det compound obj punct root The DET help NOUN desk NOUN triaged VERB all DET the DET computer NOUN problems NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 desk det 2 help help NOUN Number=Sing 3 desk compound 3 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 4 triaged nsubj 4 triaged triage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 problems det:predet 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 problems det 7 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 8 problems compound 8 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 4 triaged obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 triaged punct
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1 triage past the help desk all computer problems tree rules
Example 6 Mum triaged the chores: dinner first, washing later.
nsubj det obj punct obl advmod punct conj advmod punct root Mum NOUN triaged VERB the DET chores NOUN : PUNCT dinner NOUN first ADV , PUNCT washing VERB later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 triaged nsubj 2 triaged triage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 chores det 4 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 2 triaged obj 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 dinner punct 6 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 triaged obl 7 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 triaged advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 washing punct 9 washing wash VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 triaged conj 10 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 9 washing advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 triaged punct
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1 triage past Mum the chores dinner obl ; first property tree rules 2 wash gerund Mum not said here late property vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The paramedics did triage at the scene of the crash.
det nsubj obj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET paramedics NOUN did VERB triage NOUN at ADP the DET scene NOUN of ADP the DET crash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 paramedics det 2 paramedics paramedic NOUN Number=Plur 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 triage triage NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 scene case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 scene det 7 scene scene NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 crash case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 crash det 10 crash crash NOUN Number=Sing 7 scene nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the paramedics triage the scene of the crash vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent triage=Eventuality
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