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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Trauma is the leading cause of death for which age group? - Answer: Ages 1-44
The mortality rate for young men is _______ that of women. - Answer: 2x
Reference 506 in LA County determines what? - Answer: Trauma Criteria/Trauma Triage Decision
What established trauma as a major problem in America? - Answer: Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1966
"White Papers - Accidental Death & Disability"
How many levels of trauma centers are there? - Answer: 4
Level 1 Trauma Center - Answer: - Regional Trauma Center
- Tertiary Care
- All types of specialty surgeons 24/7
- Blood Bank
- CT scan & X-ray all in house and staffed
- Multisystem trauma's
- Injuries that will kill you w/in an hour
Level 2 Trauma Center - Answer: - Area Trauma Center
- Most common trauma emergencies
- Surgical capabilities 24/7
- Isolated injuries
Level 3 Trauma Center - Answer: - Community Trauma Center
- Specialized ED
- Only some surgical capability
Level 4 Trauma Center - Answer: - Community hospital
, - Stabilizes and transfers
What different considerations fall under trauma decisions? - Answer: Physiological
Anatomical
Mechanical
What are guidelines and special considerations? - Answer: Considerations to transport to a trauma
center via consulting with base hospital
What is the Golden Hour? - Answer: Best survivability from incident to surgery
What is the Platinum 10? - Answer: The 10 minutes allowed on scene to stabilize, package, and begin
transporting patient
When is air transportation recommended? - Answer: When it is faster or a higher skill level is required
What are the types of injury prevention? - Answer: - Engineering
- Enforcement
- Education
- Economics
Engineering Injury Prevention - Answer: Structural Design (ex. pool alarms, air bags, OnStar, lane change
detection, etc.)
Enforcement Injury Prevention - Answer: Laws (ex. helmet, seatbelt, smoke detectors, etc.)
Education Injury Prevention - Answer: Information, training classes (ex. PSA's, safety fairs, school visits,
car seat checks, etc.)
Economic Injury Prevention - Answer: How to pay for programs (ex. grants, awards, taxes, etc.)
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