overhaa.blogg.se - Trauma center levels

About 15.1 percent of patients who enter a trauma center are uninsured.

About 19.4 percent of patients who enter a standard emergency room are uninsured.

Motor vehicle crashes make up more than 50 percent of all trauma cases in Florida.

Florida is divided into 22 trauma service areas, some of which have no active trauma center.

The average length of stay in a trauma center is less than six days.

National studies show that patient mortality and morbidity is reduced by 20-25 percent when a patient is treated for traumatic injuries and is cared for in a trauma system rather than a non-trauma system.Lee Health's Trauma Center cares for approximately 2,400 traumatically injured patients each year.More than 192,000 people lose their lives to trauma in the United States each year.This is the most critical period that could be the difference between life or death. The "Golden Hour" is the first hour after a patient's injury.1 killer for ages 1-45, with a secondary peak after the age of 65. It is one of 33 trauma centers in Florida - 26 are state-verified and seven are provisional. Lee Health's Trauma Center is the only trauma center between Sarasota and Miami.