Editing Triage (section)

=== The Edwin Smith Papyrus ===
The general concept was first described in a 17th-century BCE [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] document, the [[Edwin Smith Papyrus]].<ref name="pmid20697750">{{cite journal | vauthors = van Middendorp JJ, Sanchez GM, Burridge AL | title = The Edwin Smith papyrus: a clinical reappraisal of the oldest known document on spinal injuries | journal = European Spine Journal | volume = 19 | issue = 11 | pages = 1815–1823 | date = November 2010 | pmid = 20697750 | pmc = 2989268 | doi = 10.1007/s00586-010-1523-6 }}</ref> Discovered in 1862, outside of modern-day [[Luxor, Egypt]],<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stiefel M, Shaner A, Schaefer SD | title = The Edwin Smith Papyrus: the birth of analytical thinking in medicine and otolaryngology | journal = The Laryngoscope | volume = 116 | issue = 2 | pages = 182–188 | date = February 2006 | pmid = 16467701 | doi = 10.1097/01.mlg.0000191461.08542.a3 | s2cid = 35256503 | doi-access = free }}</ref> the Edwin Smith Papyrus contains descriptions of the assessment and treatment of a multitude of medical conditions, and divides injuries into three categories:

# "A medical condition I can heal"<ref name="pmid20697750" />
# "A medical condition I intend to fight with."<ref name="pmid20697750" />
# "A medical condition that cannot be healed."<ref name="pmid20697750" />