<prompt> Triage is -Treating the most serious casesCategorisation of the patients and treating them according to the available resourceCautery burnsTreating mentally ill patients  <response>: - 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: Parks textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no: 796 p 