20 Shifts Protocol Quiz - Trauma Transport

Study Notes

Lake Emergency Medical Services Trauma Transport Protocol

Lake Emergency Dispatch receives and dispatches all EMS calls and fire departments in Lake County.
Enhanced 911 is used to process calls and a computer-aided dispatch system is utilized.
Information obtained from callers includes location, injury type, patient age, consciousness, and breathing.
The closest available EMS unit is dispatched, and multiple units may be sent based on information received.
Fire apparatus, law enforcement, and air support are requested based on ProQA medical determinants and caller information.
The closest available helicopter will be dispatched to the scene based on established protocols.
Adult trauma triage criteria include physiological and anatomical characteristics.
Patients meeting criteria are classified as "trauma alert" and transported to the closest appropriate facility.
Pediatric trauma triage criteria include six physiological components and color-coded transport destinations.
Trauma Alert patients are transported to a State Approved Trauma Center (SATC) or Initial Receiving Hospital (IRH).
Ground or air transport is used based on response times and drive times to the facility.
Emergency interfacility transfers are dispatched with the closest available ALS unit and handled as any other emergency call.Lake EMS Trauma Transport Protocols
List of Level II Trauma Centers in Florida
List of Pediatric Capable Trauma Centers in Florida
Deviations from the protocols must be documented and justified on the patient care report
A Lake EMS run report must be documented for all Trauma Alert patients
The run report must include minimum required information outlined in section 64J-1.001
The patient care report must be delivered to the receiving facility by the EMS agency
Alicia Buck and Joel Rowe approve the Lake EMS Trauma Transport Protocols
Effective date of the protocols is March 1st, 2022
Lake EMS is responsible for transporting Trauma Alert patients
Trauma Alert patients may be transported to any Level II or Pediatric Capable Trauma Center in Florida
The protocols outline specific medical procedures and interventions to be performed during transport
The protocols also address communication and documentation requirements for the EMS agency and receiving facility.

Lake Emergency Medical Services Trauma Transport Protocol

Lake Emergency Dispatch receives and dispatches all EMS calls and fire departments in Lake County.
Enhanced 911 is used to process calls and a computer-aided dispatch system is utilized.
Information obtained from callers includes location, injury type, patient age, consciousness, and breathing.
The closest available EMS unit is dispatched, and multiple units may be sent based on information received.
Fire apparatus, law enforcement, and air support are requested based on ProQA medical determinants and caller information.
The closest available helicopter will be dispatched to the scene based on established protocols.
Adult trauma triage criteria include physiological and anatomical characteristics.
Patients meeting criteria are classified as "trauma alert" and transported to the closest appropriate facility.
Pediatric trauma triage criteria include six physiological components and color-coded transport destinations.
Trauma Alert patients are transported to a State Approved Trauma Center (SATC) or Initial Receiving Hospital (IRH).
Ground or air transport is used based on response times and drive times to the facility.
Emergency interfacility transfers are dispatched with the closest available ALS unit and handled as any other emergency call.Lake EMS Trauma Transport Protocols
List of Level II Trauma Centers in Florida
List of Pediatric Capable Trauma Centers in Florida
Deviations from the protocols must be documented and justified on the patient care report
A Lake EMS run report must be documented for all Trauma Alert patients
The run report must include minimum required information outlined in section 64J-1.001
The patient care report must be delivered to the receiving facility by the EMS agency
Alicia Buck and Joel Rowe approve the Lake EMS Trauma Transport Protocols
Effective date of the protocols is March 1st, 2022
Lake EMS is responsible for transporting Trauma Alert patients
Trauma Alert patients may be transported to any Level II or Pediatric Capable Trauma Center in Florida
The protocols outline specific medical procedures and interventions to be performed during transport
The protocols also address communication and documentation requirements for the EMS agency and receiving facility.