trauma activation and stratification

[Jane Harper]

I'm aware of at least one level I where the exact opposite is the case --
the trauma surgeons can't get the ED docs to respond!

Jane Harper, MS, RN, CCNS, ACNP
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"The trained nurse is one of the greatest blessings of humanity, taking a
place beside the physician and the priest, and not inferior to either in her
mission."  -- Sir William Osler, MD 

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> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:12
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> Subject: Re: trauma activation and stratification
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> 
> good luck. we are still having problems with our E.R. docs regarding the
> trauma surgeon being call in on our full trauma activations.
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/3/2006 9:23:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> JDuchesne at surgery.umsmed.edu writes:
> 
> definitively agree with K, here in MS we are trying to modify  the
> activation system where trauma surgery gets involved earlier for  every
> single EMS call from the scene.....but this is going to take a lot  of
> coordination and time in order to change the mentality around here  among
> our ED guys............ I
> 
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