Trauma
What is a Trauma Center?
A trauma center is a type of hospital that provides trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other surgical and non-surgical specialists and medical personnel, equipment and facilities for immediate or follow-up treatment for severely injured patients, 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. The care provided at Florida’s trauma centers can mean the difference between life and death, or the difference between recovery and permanent injury. A trauma center within a hospital is NOT an emergency room. Hospital emergency rooms are capable of treating the array of illnesses and injury that occur in everyday life. A trauma center is a hospital facility capable of dealing with the most severe, life-threatening situations. This includes patients who have experienced an injury or wound caused by force, multiple internal injuries, burns, multiple broken bones, and severe shock. Florida currently has 22 verified trauma centers. The Office of Trauma in accordance with section 395.4025, Florida Statutes, and Rules 64J-2.011 - 2.017, F.A.C., verify Florida’s trauma centers.
How does trauma affect people?
- Accounts for over 400 deaths per day; leading cause of death among children and adults below the age of 45, and is the 4th leading cause of death for all ages
- Kills more Americans than stroke and AIDS combined
- Leading cause of disability
Florida's Verified Trauma Centers as of 7-1-2009
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Florida Trauma LevelsLEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS Level I trauma centers have formal research and education programs for the enhancement of trauma care. Level I trauma centers are verified by the Office of Trauma to be in substantial compliance with Level I trauma center and Pediatric trauma referral-center standards. Level I trauma centers also serve as resource facilities to Level II trauma centers, Pediatric trauma referral-centers, and general hospitals through shared outreach, education, and quality-improvement activities. Level I trauma centers participate in an inclusive system of trauma care, including providing leadership, system evaluation, and quality-improvement activities. LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS Level II trauma centers are verified by the Office of Trauma to be in substantial compliance with Level II trauma center standards, as established by Department of Health rule. Level II trauma centers serve as resource facilities to general hospitals through shared outreach, education, and quality-improvement activities. Level II trauma centers also participate in an inclusive system of trauma care. PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS Pediatric trauma centers are verified by the Office of Trauma to be in substantial compliance with the pediatric trauma center standards, as established by Department of Health rule. Pediatric trauma centers are required to participate in collaborative research and conduct education programs for the enhancement of pediatric trauma care. These centers also serve as resource facilities to general hospitals through shared outreach, education, and quality-improvement activities and participate in an inclusive system of trauma care. |
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Kathy Holzer306 E. College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 222-9800
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