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CDC and National Expert Panel Promote Revised Field Triage Guidelines of Trauma Patients
CDC and National Expert Panel Promote Revised Field Triage Guidelines of Trauma Patients Will Help Save Lives by Getting the Right Patient, to the Right Place, at the Right Time
Guidelines published in MMWR Re- ports and Recommendations are aimed at ensuring that trauma patients with more severe injuries are taken to trauma centers designed to handle such injuries. The rec- ommendations designed to standardize de- cision-making at the injury scene also offer guidance on new technologies such as ve- hicle crash notification systems, which alert emergency services that a crash has occurred and automatically summon as- sistance.
The guidelines in the publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion were developed by CDC and key ex- perts in trauma care.
The report provides the rationale and development process for the revised 2006 Field Triage Decision Scheme: the Na- tional Trauma Triage Protocol for emer-
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gency medical service (EMS) providers. It was compiled by key trauma care experts to provide broader access of the informa- tion for emergency care services. The goal is to guide the nation’s 800,000 EMS providers in making crucial field triage transport decisions.
Previous CDC-funded research has shown that decisions made at the scene of the injury are vital. The risk of death of a severely injured person is 25 percent lower if the patient receives care at a Level 1 trauma center, which has additional re- sources specifically designed for care of severe trauma.
“Quality and timely care at an injury scene by EMS providers are integral to de- termining the severity of injury, initiating medical management, and identifying the most appropriate facility to which the pa-
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