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D.I.M.E. - Delayed - Immediate - Morgue - Expectant

The acronym pertains to how medical personnel categorize a large number of patients during an emergency.

Delayed is for those who are in need medical attention, but who can wait as their injuries are not life threatening.

Immediate are for those who are in need of immediate surgery.

Morgue...that's self explanatory.

Expectant are for those who are expected not to make it due to the severity of their injuries.

Each one of these conditions is printed on a tag and each tag has it's own color. I'm not sure what colors are for what tag though.

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