Transcript WHAT IS TRAUMA CARE?

WHAT IS TRAUMA CARE?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Patrick O’Neal, M.D.
September 29, 2008
WHAT TRAUMA CARE IS NOT!
NOT JUST TREATING INJURIES!
History of Trauma System
Development in Georgia
 1981 Floyd Medical Center designated as
Georgia’s first trauma center
 23 hospitals have been designated at some
point over the last 27 years
 2001 Accomplished the first re-designation
of trauma centers in the state
 2007 Beginning the 3rd round of redesignations
Legislative Milestones
 2006 Joint Legislative Trauma Study
Committee formed
 2007 SB 60 created the Trauma Care
network Commission
 2007 numerous bills for sustainable funding
failed to pass
 2008 numerous bills for sustainable funding
failed to pass
Funding Milestones
 2002 Annual appropriation of $754,000 for
Trauma Centers to provide registry data
 2008 $58.5 million for Trauma Centers,
Physicians, and EMS
IT TAKES A SYSTEM
for optimal trauma care!
 PREHOSPITAL CARE
 DEFINITIVE, TIMELY CARE BY TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS
 REHABILITATION
 DATA FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
 AND INJURY PREVENTION!
DDPP FOR THE SYSTEM
 DATA
 DOLLARS
 PROFESSIONALS
 PUBLIC
A VISION OF A NEW GEORGIA
TRAUMA SYSTEM
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• An increase in the number of designated trauma centers.
• A data collection and analysis system
• An enhanced 911 system
• A regionalized and centralized trauma dispatch capacity
• Injured children (less than 15 years of age) will have access to a
pediatric trauma center
• Emergent pediatric transfer.
• A coordinated system of patient transport
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additional trauma centers may be needed in the following counties: Hall,
Dougherty, Clarke, Troup, Laurens, Washington, Gilmer, Bulloch, Tift,
Ware, Glynn, Lowndes, Emanuel, Stewart and Stephens.
THE OPTIMAL TRAUMA
SYSTEM FOR GEORGIA
AN INVESTMENT WORTH
HAVING!