Editing Triage (section)

=== Utilitarian approach and critique ===
Under the utilitarian model, triage works to maximize the survival outcomes of the most people possible. This approach implies that some individuals may likely suffer or die, in order for the majority to survive. Triage officers must allocate limited resources and weigh an individual's needs along with the needs of the population as a whole.

Some ethicists argue the utilitarian approach to triage is not an impartial mechanism, but rather a partial one that fails to address the social conditions that prevent optimal outcomes in marginalized communities, rendering it a practical but inadequate means of distributing health resources.<ref name="pmid29933511">{{cite journal | vauthors = Okorie N | title = Partiality, impartiality and the ethics of triage | journal = Developing World Bioethics | volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = 76–85 | date = June 2019 | pmid = 29933511 | doi = 10.1111/dewb.12201 | s2cid = 49387832 }}</ref>