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	Level I Trauma Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States a Level I trauma center provides the highest level of Surgical care to trauma patients.
		A Level I trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons and anesthesiologists on duty 24 hours a day at the hospital, an education program, preventive and outreach programs.
		Hospitals are designated as a Level I trauma center by the American College of Surgeons for a period of three years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Level_I_trauma_center (179 words)

	Shands Jacksonville Trauma Center and TraumaOne Aeromedical Service \| Welcome
		Trauma, the disease of injury, is the most common cause of death and disability in people of all ages.
		The Trauma Center is staffed by University of Florida surgeons and physicians, as well as nurses, paramedics and support personnel, who have had special training in the care of trauma patients and meet all educational requirements necessary to support a Level I Trauma Center.
		The Trauma Center is supported by a high-tech surgical/trauma intensive care unit, step-down unit and post-trauma unit equipped with the latest lifesaving technology.
	www.shandsjacksonville.org /hs/trauma (268 words)

	The University Hospital Level One Trauma Center
		The Trauma Center at The University Hospital is a Level One Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons.
		Trauma is defined as a severe injury that creates a risk of death or significant disability.
		Trauma surgeons and other members of the trauma team are in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
	www.universityhospitalcincinnati.com /trauma.html (220 words)

	Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Levels of Definitive Trauma Care Facilities
		LEVEL II As verified by the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, a Level II Trauma Center is able to initiate definitive care for all injured patients.
		The Level II Trauma Center is committed to trauma prevention and to continuing education of the trauma team members.
		A Level III Trauma Center is committed to the continued education of the nursing and allied health personnel or the trauma team.
	www.barnesjewish.org /groups/default.asp?NavID=1090 (655 words)

	Trauma Center Overview
		The Trauma Center is classified as “Level I,” which means that it provides the highest level of specialty expertise and meets strict national standards.
		At the Trauma Center, specialized surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician specialists, nurses, operating rooms, and resuscitation equipment are available around the clock, 365 days a year, to treat life-threatening injuries ranging from car crashes to gunshot wounds.
		Trauma Care leadership at Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin prefers the term car “crash” to car “accident” because accident tends to imply that the injury happened by chance.
	www.froedtert.com /SpecialtyAreas/TraumaCenter (195 words)

	Trauma centers
		As the only Level III trauma center between St. Louis and Jefferson City, St. John’s Mercy boasts an experienced staff of emergency physicians, trauma nurses, trauma surgeons and anesthesiologists specially trained in trauma care.
		As a Level III trauma center, St. John’s Mercy has 24-hour access to an in-house emergency physician, trauma surgeon, and anesthesiologist, in addition to intensive care services and orthopedic surgeons.
		Level I and Level II trauma centers have access to more specialists and sub-specialists, while Level I trauma centers have a strong focus on teaching and research.
	www.stjohnsmercy.org /services/trauma/sjmh (288 words)

	Trauma Center, MU Health Sciences Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As a Level I Trauma Center, a tertiary care referral center and a regional resource center, the Health Sciences Center posseses the capability of providing total care of every aspect of injury including prevention.
		Trauma nurse clinicians manage the patient care process from the point of trauma resusitation throughout the continuum of care.
		Prehospital care and transportation of trauma victims is provided by ground and air, including an ambulance specially designed to transport critically ill newborns.
	www.muhealth.org /~hospital/trauma.shtml (288 words)

	Level 1 Trauma Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903
		Trauma is defined as a severe injury that may cause death or significant disability.
		Trauma is the leading cause of death for persons ages one through 34.
		Regional trauma centers are uniquely suited for the important role of injury prevention due to their ability to identify injury causes in their communities and focus attention on solutions.
	www.rwjuh.edu /medical_services/trauma_center.html (682 words)

	Bronson Level I Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Level I trauma verification is reserved for hospitals that provide the highest level of trauma care.
		The Bronson trauma team evaluates the data for quality assurance, checking to see that each trauma patient is receiving the right care in the right place at the right time.
		In fact, Bronson is the only trauma center in the region with a full range of capabilities for treating both pediatric and adult trauma.
	www.bronsonhealth.com /content_long.asp?menu=I71 (521 words)

	Regions Hospital: Level I Trauma Center
		Examples of trauma injuries are injuries that are caused by car crashes, falls and fires.
		As a Level I trauma center, verified by the American College of Surgeons, we have the expertise to care for these critically injured adult and pediatric patients.
		By having our trauma surgeons and specialists in the hospital 24 hours a day, we are equipped to handle any trauma or other surgical patient.
	www.regionshospital.com /Regions/Menu/0,1640,3170,00.html (288 words)

	Trauma Care - Orlando Regional Medical Center - Orlando Regional Healthcare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A Level I Trauma Center is an integrated program of care that relies on the coordinated efforts of a multidisciplinary team of trauma experts to provide the highest potential for survival of a person who has experienced a critical injury or illness.
		Trauma patients may be brought into the center through private vehicle, ambulance, air rescue or through physician referrals.
		This dedicated team of flight nurses and medics is highly trained and authorized to rescue trauma victims and gravely ill people from the scene or area where immediate stabilization and rapid transport to a trauma center are crucial to survival.
	www.orlandoregional.org /ormc/trauma (1353 words)

	The Times Reporter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Level one centers, including Akron City Hospital and Akron General Medical Center, are capable of providing total care for every aspect of injury from prevention through rehabilitation.
		Level two centers, such as Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center at Canton, are centers capable of initiating definitive care for all injured patients.
		It handles general trauma, and hospital employees have practiced their readiness in mock trauma situations, including one in September 2004 where a school bus accident was imitated.
	www.timesreporter.com /archive/left_archive.php?ID=44307&r=0 (1005 words)

	Home
		The Medical Center first received the designation by the State of North Carolina as a Level I Trauma Center in 1982 and this distinction has been recently renewed by the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee for the maximum four-year period.
		A Level I Trauma Center is a regional resource center that has the capacity of providing leadership and total care for every aspect of injury from prevention through rehabilitation.
		The mission of our Trauma Center is to provide optimal patient care through the skills of a multidisciplinary team from the moment of injury through rehabilitation.
	www1.wfubmc.edu /trauma (197 words)

	Wishard Health Services - IU/Wishard Level I Trauma Center
		Wishard Memorial Hospital was home to the first Level I Trauma Center in the state and is still one of only two Level I Trauma Centers in Indiana.
		Trauma centers are critical in trauma-related research, injury prevention and reduction of trauma-related disability and death.
		Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma in its Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual.
	www.wishard.edu /Trauma (200 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Regions Hospital Re-Verified as Level I Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Regions first received the Level I designation in 1993, and currently is one of only three Level I trauma centers in Minnesota verified by ACS.
		As a Level I trauma center, the hospital is equipped to handle the most serious types of trauma cases for adults and children -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
		The ACS verification also meets the requirements for trauma center designation under the new Minnesota state trauma system, which is administered by the Minnesota Department of Health.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=121290 (413 words)

	Residency in General Surgery at Rush University Medical Center
		The trauma unit at Cook County Hospital is one of the largest trauma units in the United States.
		The original Cook County Trauma Unit was located in a renovated physician's dining room on the third floor of the hospital.
		The Department of Trauma has a staff of six full-time attending surgeons, two full-time emergency physicians, one full-time burn attending, one rehabilitation attending, one clinical trauma fellow, one nurse epidemiologist, one trauma resources coordinator and one nurse researcher.
	www.rush.edu /professionals/gme/surgery/cctraumaunit.html (438 words)

	Section 515
		c) The trauma center shall provide a trauma service, separate from the general surgery service, that is an identified hospital service functioning under the designated director and staffed by trauma surgeons with one year of experience in trauma, and who are available in-house 24 hours a day for immediate response.
		q) The trauma service must be identified in the facility's budget, with sufficient funds dedicated to support the trauma director and trauma coordinator's positions and to provide for the operation of the trauma registry.
		r) The trauma center shall develop a policy that identifies resource limitations that would result in the diversion of a trauma patient to another facility. The hospital shall also develop a policy that identifies what measures will be taken to avoid requesting a resource limitation/bypass (see Section 515.315).
	www.ilga.gov /commission/jcar/admincode/077/077005150H20300R.html (1878 words)

	UMHS Press Release: Trauma Burn Center - Level 1
		A Level 1 Trauma Center, such as the U-M Trauma Burn Center, is a comprehensive regional resource that is a tertiary care facility central to the trauma system.
		The Level 1 Trauma Center is committed to continued improvement through a comprehensive quality assessment program and an organized research effort to help direct new innovations in trauma care.
		The ACS is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient.
	www.med.umich.edu /opm/newspage/2003/traumaburnlevel1.htm (665 words)

	Level I Trauma Center: Department of Emergency Medicine: University of Iowa Health Care
		Level I designation means that UI Hospitals and Clinics has demonstrated that it is has trained and capable personnel available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for diagnosing and treating the most critically injured patients.
		It also means our trauma center has the facilities and equipment necessary to provide specialized care and our staff are actively involved in ongoing self-assessment of care and our system.
		The trauma team, administered by the Department of Surgery, includes six trauma surgeons, four of whom are also critical-care specialists.
	www.uihealthcare.com /depts/med/emergencymedicine/levelonetrauma.html (214 words)

	Level 1 trauma centers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A certified Level 1 Trauma Center offering more than 40 medical specialties, the ER at Borgess sees more than 43000 annual visits, and is a 23-bed unit with level 1 trauma centers.
		Conventional radiography and MR imaging were performed in 199 patients presenting to a level 1 trauma center with suspected cervical spine injury..
		A level 1 trauma center is a comprehensive regional resource that is a.
	www.womenshealthhotline.com /level+1+trauma+centers.html (335 words)

	Missoulian - Community certified as Level III trauma center
		The Level III trauma designation is verified by the American College of Surgeons'; Committee on Trauma, which essentially gives a gold-standard stamp of approval for hospitals that provide the best medical care for traumatic injuries 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
		Trauma patients often require complex and difficult care - life-saving measures in the ambulance, intricate surgery for multiple injuries, advanced diagnostic equipment, precision emergency medical teams, well-stocked surgeries and pharmacies - to survive or to ensure the best possible outcome.
		A baseline study found that 13 percent of trauma patients who died in Montana could have been saved with better coordination and networking; the state has trimmed that to 8 percent by setting up statewide processes that kick into gear when a person is injured.
	www.missoulian.com /articles/2005/11/25/news/local/news04.txt (646 words)

	Section 515
		5) The trauma surgeon, resident or surgical subspecialist shall be consulted when the decision is made to admit a Category II patient. The trauma surgeon or appropriate subspecialist shall see the patient within 12 hours after ED arrival.
		9) The trauma center shall have the option of allowing the ED personnel to determine that a trauma patient with an isolated injury may be treated by one of the services listed in subsection (d) or (e) of this Section.
		r) The trauma service must be identified in the facility's budget with sufficient funds dedicated to support, at a minimum, the trauma director and trauma coordinator positions and to provide for operation of the trauma registry.
	www.ilga.gov /commission/jcar/admincode/077/077005150H20400R.html (1893 words)

	MCO Hospital Reverified As Level 1 Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Being verified as a Level 1 trauma center means that the hospital is equipped to handle the most serious type of trauma care for adults and children and has met high standards for trauma care, education and research.
		To receive level 1 verification, a hospital's facility and staff must met rigorous criteria defined by the ACS in areas such as emergency room facilities, operating room facilities, intensive care areas, skills and experience of trauma surgeons, nurses and other health-care professionals, post-anesthesia care, laboratory services and rehabilitation care.
		In addition, trauma centers are required to have on their staffs physicians specializing in cardiac, orthopaedic, oral, hand, spine, and neurosurgical surgeries.
	hsc.utoledo.edu /pr/newsmco/2001_October_29_17_33_21.html (325 words)

	OHSU Level 1 Trauma Center
		Mortality benefit of transfer to level 1 vs. level 2 trauma centers for head injured patients: analysis using instrumental variables.
		Mortality among seriously injured patients treated in remote rural trauma centers before and after implementation of a statewide trauma system.
		Influence of trauma system implementation on process of care delivered to seriously injured patients in rural trauma centers.
	www.ohsu.edu /trauma/research/pub.html (2514 words)

	Emergency Department certified Level II Trauma Center - North Carolina NC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The state does not require trauma programs to be designated.
		Being awarded the designation means the trauma program at Moses Cone Hospital meets the guidelines of the Office of Emergency Medical Services as an exceptional provider of trauma services.
		Traumas are injuries from events such as car wrecks, shootings, stabbings and severe workplace accidents.
	www.mosescone.com /15990.cfm (258 words)

	OHSU Level 1 Trauma Center
		Nonoperative Management of Blunt Hepatic Trauma is the Treatment of Choice for Hemodynamically Stable Patients-Results of a Prospective Trial.
		Renal Trauma and Retroperitoneal Hematomas- Indications for Exploration.
		A Reassessment of the Role of Arteriography in Penetrating Proximity Extremity Trauma: A Prospectve Study.
	www.ohsu.edu /trauma/links/jrnls1.html (4857 words)

	University Health System:: Trauma Center: General Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Mission Statement: Our mission is to reduce trauma-related death and disability; advance the state of knowledge in trauma, critical care and surgical infections; produce compassionate and highly-skilled surgeons; advocate for improved trauma systems and lead Texas and the nation in patient care, training and research.
		As the lead trauma facility for a 22-county area of Texas, the trauma team provides comprehensive care to many of the most critically-injured patients from Bexar County, South Texas and beyond.
		But the emergency center at University Hospital is just the first of many steps along a continuum of Comprehensive Trauma Care.
	www.universityhealthsystem.com /trauma-center/Trauma-Center.html (216 words)

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