Etymology and origin The term triage comes directly from French, where the term means to pick or to sort, it itself coming from the Old French verb , meaning to separate, sort, shift, or select; with in turn came from late Latin tritare, to grind. Although the concept existed much earlier, at least as far back as the reign of Maximillian I, it was not until the 1800s that the Old French trier was used to describe the practice of triage. That year, Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, the Surgeon in Chief of Napoleon's Imperial Guard laid the groundwork for what would eventually become modern triage introducing the concept of "treat[ing] the wounded according to the observed gravity of their injuries and the urgency for medical care, regardless of their rank or nationality".
Etymology and origin The term triage comes directly from French where the term means to pick or to sort it itself coming from the Old French verb  meaning to separate sort shift or select; with in turn came from late Latin tritare to grind Although the concept existed much earlier at least as far back as the reign of Maximillian I it was not until the 1800s that the Old French trier was used to describe the practice of triage That year Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey the Surgeon in Chief of Napoleon's Imperial Guard laid the groundwork for what would eventually become modern triage introducing the concept of "treat[ing] the wounded according to the observed gravity of their injuries and the urgency for medical care regardless of their rank or nationality"