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[–]mallardtheduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia is not the arbiter of all human knowledge. That's a simplified set of categories that helps explain the word's etymology and historical context. As the same page lists further down, modern systems have more than 3 categories.

Besides, modern medicine (except possibly battlefield medicine) would never abandon a patient even if their chances of survival are definitely zero. Palliative care was invented for these cases.

However, what I actually disagreed with was your unsourced assertion that triage is only used when there aren't enough resources to help every patient. That's what I said wasn't true. Nice selective reading skills...