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	Trauma center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Trauma centers were established as the medical establishment realized that such injuries often require immediate and complex surgery to save the patient.
		Trauma centers have a limited number of beds, and can be limited as well by the amount of blood available for use in transfusion or surgery.
		The concept of a trauma center was developed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the 1960s and 1970s by heart surgeon and shock researcher R Adams Cowley, who founded what became the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trauma_center (687 words)

	Trauma
		The trauma receiving area has 4 shock trauma bays for the initial assessment of the trauma patient and 13 critical care assessment rooms.
		There is a 23 bed dedicated trauma intensive care unit, a 7 bed trauma stepdown unit, and a 26 bed post trauma unit.
		With the original dedication of the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center in 1983, fans from throughout the world have sought ways in which to participate in the mission of this Center of Excellence and to memorialize Elvis Presley.
	www.the-med.org /trauma.html (259 words)

	INOVA Regional Trauma Center at INOVA Fairfax Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Trauma patients are either brought to the trauma center from the scene of an accident or are transferred to the center from another medical facility.
		The trauma center utilizes a modified three tiered system, which defines the level of response to the arrival and resuscitation of the patient, and is based on severity of injury.
		The team of trauma responders is notified via pager, and reports to one of two specially equipped trauma resuscitation bays in the emergency department.
	www.nvipc.org /Center/main-sec1.html (746 words)

	A Regional Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A Regional Trauma Center designation is the most specialized of the four trauma designations used for hospitals in the state of Wyoming.
		The Wyoming Trauma Program was created to "enhance the care of the critically injured by getting the right patient to the right place for emergency care." There are four levels of care or trauma center designation in Wyoming.
		Trauma is the leading cause of death for Wyoming residents ages 1 to 44.
	www.wmcnet.org /healthservices/trauma.html (319 words)

	Southern Illinois Trauma Center
		The Southern Illinois Trauma Center is a cooperative effort of Memorial Medical Center, the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Surgery and St. John's Hospital.
		SITC is designated a Level I trauma center by the Illinois Department of Public Health and was reverified this spring by IDPH.
		Trauma centers treat the most serious injuries from which a person may be at risk for loss of life or limb.
	www.siumed.edu /trauma (747 words)

	Ryder Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Because the Ryder Trauma Center is designed for life-saving emergency treatment, lab facilities and radiology equipment are located in the resuscitation area.
		A typical trauma patient is in surgery for three hours, although extensive injuries may cause a patient to be in the operating room for 24 hours.
		Trauma patients typically need 50 percent more calories and twice as much protein as a healthy person to rebuild their damaged bones and tissues.
	www.um-jmh.org /body.cfm?id=204 (1274 words)

	Trauma Center
		The Trauma Center opened in April 1999 in response to the need for emergency trauma care and was designed as a home of technical excellence for care and research that reflects Lutheran's tradition of compassionate care.
		Trauma Center services include trauma and cardiac resuscitation rooms, a crisis unit for psychiatric and substance-abuse patients and a medical specialties suite.
		The Trauma Center is a successful example of continuous, integrated care that stems from a coordinated effort among pre-admission and hospital-based providers, with close cooperation among medical specialties in every dimension of critical treatment.
	www.lutheranmedicalcenter.com /clinical/trauma.htm (397 words)

	Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center
		Opened in 1983, the center is one of the five centers of excellence at The MED.
		The center is the third busiest trauma center in the country and has seen more than 65,000 patients since opening.
		The Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma center is the only one of its kind in the Mid-South covering a 150-mile radius air and ground service area, which includes five states and a population of more than 3 million people.
	www.themedfoundation.org /ElvisPresleyMemorialTraumaCenter.htm (290 words)

	Denver Health \| Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		With a vision to be the premier Level One Trauma Center pediatric capabilities in the United States, the Denver Health Trauma Team has attained an overall survival rate of 94 percent blunt trauma, 86 percent penetrating trauma.
		Led by internationally renowned surgeon Dr. Ernest E. “Gene” Moore, the Trauma Team is committed to fulfilling its mission of providing outstanding care of the injured patient, continuing to be a national leader in trauma and EMS education, and conducting nationally recognized basic and clinical research.
		A team of trauma coordinators works closely with patients, their families and physicians to ensure that the best possible care is provided to each and every patient.
	www.denverhealth.org /TraumaCenter/Default.aspx (247 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 surgeons and other members of the trauma team are in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
		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 (677 words)

	Boston.com / Your Life / Health & Fitness / Aging / L.A. trauma center faces closure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A group trying to prevent closure of the trauma center at an inner-city medical center filed a discrimination lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the county is trying to dismantle the troubled hospital.
		LOS ANGELES -- A group trying to prevent closure of the trauma center at an inner-city medical center filed a discrimination lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the county is trying to dismantle the troubled hospital.
		The hospital and trauma center "have not been dealt with fairly nor have the racial minorities they serve," attorney Mark Ravis said in a statement.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/health/aging/articles/2004/10/27/la_trauma_center_faces_closure (361 words)

	Trauma Center, MU Health Sciences Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The trauma program at University Hospital and Clinics is recognized by the Missouri Department of Health and the American College of Surgeons.
		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)

	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 (217 words)

	Trauma Center: Under the Knife for DS Review - DS Trauma Center: Under the Knife Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Trauma Center succeeds because it strikes such a good balance between its medical theme and its puzzler roots.
		Trauma Center: Under the Knife is yet another in a recent deluge of anime-inspired adventure games for the Nintendo DS.
		Trauma Center is more of a challenging puzzler with medical underpinnings than anything even remotely medical-simlike.
	www.gamespot.com /ds/action/traumacenter/review.html?sid=6135233 (1454 words)

	Inova Regional Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Trauma patients are brought to the Inova Regional Trauma Center by ground or air, depending on the severity of their injuries, travel distance and traffic conditions.
		At the Inova Regional Trauma Center, a team of trauma responders is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to receive trauma patients into two fully equipped trauma bays.
		The Inova Regional Trauma Center and Inova Health System are proud to be leaders in efforts to prevent trauma and injury and enhance the quality of life and health in our community.
	www.inova.org /inovapublic.srt/emergency/trauma/index.jsp (530 words)

	St. Luke's Hospital - Regional Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Luke’s Regional Trauma Center is the region’s leader in the treatment of trauma patients.
		Recognizing this tradition of leadership and excellence in trauma, the American College of Surgeons verified St. Luke’s as a Level II Trauma Center in 1990.
		Included are: trauma surgeons and all physician specialties, emergency personnel who provide care at the scene or in the hometown hospital and the St. Luke's Emergency Department, Lab, Respiratory Therapy, Physical and Occupational Therapies, Radiology, Surgery, Critical Care, Medical/Surgical Care and Rehabilitation staff.
	www.slhduluth.com /rtc (214 words)

	JSUMC Regional Trauma Center
		As a Level II Trauma Center, the team at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is "care waiting for a patient" unlike the traditional "patient waiting for care".
		The Trauma Center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
		The Trauma Admitting area is staffed by specialized R.N.'s and technicians whose sole responsibility is to wait for trauma patients to arrive.
	www.meridianhealth.com /jsmc.cfm/Services/Trauma/index.cfm (306 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| Outcome of major cardiac injuries at a Canadian trauma center
		Canadian trauma units have relatively little experience with major cardiac trauma (disruption of a cardiac chamber) so injury outcome may not be comparable to that reported from other countries.
		In contrast, many trauma units in South Africa and the USA treat a similar volume of patients in a period of months [3-7].
		For major blunt cardiac trauma the survival is approximately 25% [10].
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2482/2/4 (1982 words)

	UW Medicine - Trauma Center
		The state's trauma system, the result of years of careful planning, is designed to ensure that every injured patient has the access to the right hospital as soon as possible.
		Definitive patient care for trauma victims, research, injury-prevention programs, community outreach and teaching are all part of Harborview's mission as a Level I trauma center.
		From a nationally emulated public-education campaign to encourage the use of bicycle helmets to promising research on a "trauma vaccine" Harborview is deeply committed to lessening the incidence and impact of injuries on people's lives.
	www.uwmedicine.org /Facilities/Harborview/CentersOfEmphasis/Trauma (390 words)

	Trauma Center \| Cooper University Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Trauma Center at Cooper University Hospital was established in 1982 and is one of only three New Jersey State-Designated Level I Trauma Centers.
		The Regional Trauma Center at Cooper University Hospital is staffed 24 hours a day by trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, trauma nurses, on-call consultants and vital support services, including the blood bank, laboratory services and diagnostic radiology.
		The Trauma Care Unit is a 30-bed patient care unit and six-bed step-down unit staffed with registered nurses, trauma technicians, resident physicians, physician assistants and attending trauma surgeons.
	www.cooperhealth.org /content/TraumaCenter.asp (1046 words)

	Department of Surgery - Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Services
		This world-renowned, state-of-the-art center is operated by Jackson Memorial Hospital in conjunction with the University of Miami Department of Surgery under the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Services.
		The Ryder Trauma Center is the only certified Level I trauma center in South Florida for adults and children.
		The center is geared toward lowering the preventable death rate by speeding up the delivery of trauma care during the “golden hour”, the critical 60 minutes after an injury.
	surgery.med.miami.edu /trauma (314 words)

	Trauma Care - Orlando Regional Medical Center - Orlando Regional Healthcare
		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.orhs.org /ormc/trauma (1353 words)

	R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Information Guide
		The Program in Trauma is a multidisciplinary unit in the School of Medicine and provides physician staffing for the world-renowned R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
		Trauma Surgery - Attendings in trauma surgery are available in the Shock Trauma Center 24 hours a day for consultation and referral regarding patients with severe single or multiple system injuries.
		Trauma Critical Care - The faculty in Trauma Critical Care is an interdisciplinary team of experts in the management of critically ill and injured patients.
	www.marylandtraumacenter.com (770 words)

	SCH - Emergency Trauma Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The center achieved the designation of Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
		In order to become certified as a Level II trauma center, there must be ready access to trauma surgeons as part of the health care team.
		The reasons you may have to wait in the Emergency Trauma Center are often related to other patients who must be treated first due to their more serious condition.
	www.centracare.com /sch/centers/etc.html (358 words)

	UMHS Press Release: Trauma Burn Center - Level 1
		Verified trauma and burn centers must meet the essential criteria to ensure trauma and systematic burn care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the COT’s Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient and the ABA’s Guidelines for the Operation of Burn Centers manual.
		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 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)

	WFUBMC Level I Trauma Center
		We are currently the only trauma center in the state with the pediatric distinction.
		The surgical needs of the trauma patients are also met by the services of the departments of neurosurgery, orthopaedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric surgery, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology.
		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.
	www.wfubmc.edu /trauma (250 words)

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