overtriage

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Synonyms: overbridge, overtrace, overtrade

Antonyms: overbridge, overtrace, overtrade

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} An inaccurately high prehospital [[triage]] value assigned to a set of [[symptom]]s or an [[injury]], assessing it as being more [[severe]] or [[traumatic]] than it truly is; the administrative or societal burden caused by such miscalibration, such as wait times in emergency departments.

Verb

1. To make [[#Noun|such a misguided triage assessment]].

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