Triage is the process of:

• A. The process of transporting patients to the hospital.
• B. Assessing the level of care needed for people at the scene of an accident, a hospital, or another emergency situation.
• C. The process of providing emergency care only to the most severely injured.
• D. The method of recording patient information for billing.

Answer: (B)

Triage is the process of quickly determining who needs what level of care during an emergency. In scenes with many injured people or limited resources, responders must prioritize based on urgency so those in life-threatening condition receive attention first while others can wait. This aligns with assessing the level of care needed for people at the scene, at a hospital, or in another emergency situation. It’s not simply about transporting patients, and it’s not limited to giving care only to the most severely injured, nor is it about recording information for billing.