In Emergency Services, the System of Prioritizing Patients by Severity

question 15

Short Answer

In emergency services, the system of prioritizing patients by severity of illness is called __________.

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Definitions:

Involuntary Response

A reflex or action that occurs automatically without conscious thought, often as a result of a stimulus.

Allele

A variation that makes a gene different in some way from other genes for the same characteristics. Many genes never vary; others have several possible alleles.

Gene

A unit of heredity made up of DNA that is located on a chromosome and can influence physical or behavioral traits, and can be passed from one generation to the next.