Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Mechanisms and Demographics in Trauma
- 2 Trauma Airway Management
- 3 Shock Management
- 4 Establishing Vascular Access in the Trauma Patient
- 5 Monitoring the Trauma Patient
- 6 Fluid and Blood Therapy in Trauma
- 7 Massive Transfusion Protocols in Trauma Care
- 8 Blood Loss: Does It Change My Intravenous Anesthetic?
- 9 Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Their Reversal in Trauma Patients
- 10 Anesthesia Considerations for Abdominal Trauma
- 11 Head Trauma – Anesthesia Considerations and Management
- 12 Intensive Care Unit Management of Pediatric Brain Injury
- 13 Surgical Considerations for Spinal Cord Trauma
- 14 Anesthesia for Spinal Cord Trauma
- 15 Musculoskeletal Trauma
- 16 Anesthetic Considerations for Orthopedic Trauma
- 17 Cardiac and Great Vessel Trauma
- 18 Anesthesia Considerations for Cardiothoracic Trauma
- 19 Intraoperative One-Lung Ventilation for Trauma Anesthesia
- 20 Burn Injuries (Critical Care in Severe Burn Injury)
- 21 Anesthesia for Burns
- 22 Field Anesthesia and Military Injury
- 23 Eye Trauma and Anesthesia
- 24 Pediatric Trauma and Anesthesia
- 25 Trauma in the Elderly
- 26 Trauma in Pregnancy
- 27 Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma
- 28 Damage Control in Severe Trauma
- 29 Hypothermia in Trauma
- 30 ITACCS Management of Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Injured Patients
- 31 Trauma and Regional Anesthesia
- 32 Ultrasound Procedures in Trauma
- 33 Use of Echocardiography and Ultrasound in Trauma
- 34 Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain in Trauma
- 35 Posttrauma Chronic Pain
- 36 Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transfer
- 37 Teams, Team Training, and the Role of Simulation in Trauma Training and Management
- Index
- Plate section
- References
36 - Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transfer
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Mechanisms and Demographics in Trauma
- 2 Trauma Airway Management
- 3 Shock Management
- 4 Establishing Vascular Access in the Trauma Patient
- 5 Monitoring the Trauma Patient
- 6 Fluid and Blood Therapy in Trauma
- 7 Massive Transfusion Protocols in Trauma Care
- 8 Blood Loss: Does It Change My Intravenous Anesthetic?
- 9 Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Their Reversal in Trauma Patients
- 10 Anesthesia Considerations for Abdominal Trauma
- 11 Head Trauma – Anesthesia Considerations and Management
- 12 Intensive Care Unit Management of Pediatric Brain Injury
- 13 Surgical Considerations for Spinal Cord Trauma
- 14 Anesthesia for Spinal Cord Trauma
- 15 Musculoskeletal Trauma
- 16 Anesthetic Considerations for Orthopedic Trauma
- 17 Cardiac and Great Vessel Trauma
- 18 Anesthesia Considerations for Cardiothoracic Trauma
- 19 Intraoperative One-Lung Ventilation for Trauma Anesthesia
- 20 Burn Injuries (Critical Care in Severe Burn Injury)
- 21 Anesthesia for Burns
- 22 Field Anesthesia and Military Injury
- 23 Eye Trauma and Anesthesia
- 24 Pediatric Trauma and Anesthesia
- 25 Trauma in the Elderly
- 26 Trauma in Pregnancy
- 27 Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma
- 28 Damage Control in Severe Trauma
- 29 Hypothermia in Trauma
- 30 ITACCS Management of Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Injured Patients
- 31 Trauma and Regional Anesthesia
- 32 Ultrasound Procedures in Trauma
- 33 Use of Echocardiography and Ultrasound in Trauma
- 34 Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain in Trauma
- 35 Posttrauma Chronic Pain
- 36 Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transfer
- 37 Teams, Team Training, and the Role of Simulation in Trauma Training and Management
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
Objectives
Define the concept of and the need for trauma systems.
Relate the history and development of trauma systems in the United States.
Discuss the role of the various trauma centers within the trauma system.
Explain the principles of trauma patient triage.
Describe the principles involved in transfer of the injured patient between institutions.
TRAUMA SYSTEMS
The cost to society due to trauma is enormous. Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans 35 years of age and younger [1]. Traumatic injuries are estimated to be responsible for more than 161,000 deaths each year. In addition to mortality, trauma is significant for number of years of productive life lost and prolonged or permanent disability. For every person who dies of injury, an estimated 10 persons are hospitalized or transferred for specialized medical care, and 178 persons are treated and released from a hospital emergency department [1]. In 2000, there were an estimated 1,700,000 hospital discharges with a primary injury diagnosis [2]. The problem of injury has a profound effect on individuals, families, hospitals, and society at large because it causes tremendous medical, psychosocial, and financial burdens [1].
Because of this, the prevention of traumatic injury and the treatment of the acutely injured patient are public services central to the mission of public health agencies. Trauma systems and trauma centers are essential to providing these public services.
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