, Level 1 Trauma Center - Answer: Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7,
(Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care
Ex... County USC, Cedars, UCLA- Ronald Regan, UCLA- Harbor General
Level 2 Trauma Center - Answer: Area Trauma Center,
Most common trauma emergencies with surgical capabilities 24/7, (can handle most common types of
trauma)
Ex.... St. Francis
Level 3 Trauma Center - Answer: Community Trauma Center,
Specialized ED and some surgical capability
(the speciality staff is on call and has 30 mins to get to hospital)
Level 4 Trauma Center - Answer: small community hospitals, (they have to stabilize and transfer)
Have ER DR but no surgeon
What are run sheets used for? - Answer: QI, Research, Trauma Registry,
What are the 4 E's? - Answer: Engineering -(roads, airbags, pool alarms)
Enforcement -(laws)
Education -(safety classes)
Economics -(government grants)
What is an injury? - Answer: being hurt or killed
What is trauma? - Answer: inflicted wounds or injury
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