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Trauma center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers were established as the medical establishment real...
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Emergency physicians, nurses and surgeons are immediately available to the trauma patient. Level I Trauma Centers are responsible for research, ...
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The four levels refer to the kinds of resources available in a trauma centre and the number of patients admitted yearly. These are categories that define national standards for trauma care in hospitals.
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The purpose of this study was to characterize a trauma patient population with low 10-hour aminoglycoside levels (THL) within the Hartford ODA protocol. METHODS: Patients admitted to a Level I trauma center who received aminoglycosides were eligible for study.
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Percent of trauma patients dying in the emergency room was higher for Monterrey (11%) than for either Kumasi (3%) or Seattle (6%). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of deaths occur in the prehospital setting, indicating the importance of injury prevention in nations at all economic levels.
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Most trauma centers have two levels of trauma response/activation (some have only one), along with a "Consult" level - for patients that did not meet the activation criteria and have been identified by either the emergency physician or a surgical subspecialist (who is evaluating or admitting the patient),
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