#TRAUMA TEAM SOFTWARE#

The emergency center charge nurse will notify the trauma EC attending and the Trauma Chief.The Life Flight communications office will notify the emergency center charge nurse and identify to them that the TraumaPage system is not working and relay information above on the incoming trauma patient including the level.The following process will be used to notify the trauma team of patient’s arrival:

#TRAUMA TEAM SOFTWARE#

In the event of a malfunction of the TraumaPage software or associated computer hardware, the support center will be notified of the issue. The TraumaPage software program will determine the appropriate level of response and automatically page the appropriate team members. Patient’s approximate age, gender, ETA to Memorial Hermann Hospital, GCS, systolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse and mechanism of injury.The following information is required to determine the appropriate level of response.

The trauma team will be group paged using TraumaPage software from a PC terminal in one of three locations: Emergency Center Triage, Life Flight Dispatch, and Emergency Center Trauma resuscitation area.

Procedure: Injured patients will be categorized and given a level based on criteria in this guideline. This guideline is to provide consistent guidelines for the identification of patients who require a trauma team activation and timely notification of appropriate team members. Purpose: Patients who are critically injured by trauma require rapid assessment and intervention using a team approach. Trauma Team Activation for Pediatrics (age 15 years and below)

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