Glossary
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Trauma Center
The Regional Trauma Quality Improvement (QI) Program consists of regional
trauma systems and individual Trauma Centers. The program's goal is to
improve patient outcomes through the effective delivery of services and care
within each system.
All hospitals have a written transfer agreement with a regional trauma center and an area trauma
center (as appropriate) for the transfer of severely injured trauma patients. This transfer agreement
includes written guidelines for determining the basis for seeking consultation and arranging the transport of
trauma patients.
A regional trauma system is based on the prompt delivery of the trauma patient to a designated trauma center. In large urban cities (more than one million population), the total prehospital time of transport to a trauma center (time from receipt of call to arrival at the hospital) should be within 30 minutes. Outside of large urban cities, the total prehospital time to a trauma center should be within 60 minutes. If the total prehospital time will exceed 60 minutes, then the patient should be treated initially at the nearest available hospital before being transported to a trauma center. The decision to transfer a patient to a trauma center is the responsibility of the physician in the initial receiving hospital.
Trauma specialists are available at the designated trauma center to give consultative advice about patient management and the need for transfer. Physician to physician contact should occur before transfer as circumstances permit.
See all NY State Designated Trauma Centers.
10 NYCRR Section 708.5, Trauma Center Standards and Review (PDF, 87KB, 7pg.)
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