This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Triage is - 
Select and explain. 
A. Treating the most serious cases, B. Categorisation of the patients and treating them according to the available resource, C. Cautery burns, D. Treating mentally ill patients
B: Categorisation of the patients and treating them according to the available resource
Answer: B: Categorisation of the patients and treating them according to the available resource 
Explanation: - triage consists of rapidly classifying the injured on the basis of severity of their injuries and the likelihood of their survival with prompt medical intervention. - it is based on internationally accepted four colour code system. Reference: Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no: 796 <\p>