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North West Kansas Regional Trauma Council. KDHE Advisory Committee on Trauma. Kansas Trauma System. 1980’s: Planning 1999: Legislation K.S.A. 75-5663 et seq. Advisory Committee on Trauma (ACT) 2001: Kansas Trauma System Plan. Why do we need a trauma system?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?.
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North West Kansas Regional Trauma Council KDHE Advisory Committee on Trauma
Kansas Trauma System • 1980’s: Planning • 1999: Legislation • K.S.A. 75-5663 et seq. • Advisory Committee on Trauma (ACT) • 2001: Kansas Trauma System Plan
Why do we need a trauma system? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Trauma in Kansas • Leading cause of death in Kansans under age 44 • MVC and falls account for over 50% of all injury deaths
Why do we need a trauma system? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
CDC Injury Report: • Prevention services • Regionalized Trauma Systems
What Is A Trauma System? Characteristics • Regionalized • Efficient use of facilities/resources based on unique requirements of the population • Emphasizes prevention as part of community health • Able to expand to meet the medical needs of the community in times of disaster
The Role of Trauma Centers • Most severely injured • Level I: Provide full range of range of services and has research responsibility • Level II: Similar level of clinical services and community based • Level III, IV: General surgery capability, includes emergency services capability
Kansas Trauma System mission: • Reduce the number of preventable injury deaths • Improve outcomes from traumatic injury • Reduce medical costs through appropriate use of resources
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Discovery Rural CharacteristicsEffect Care Injury EMS Called EMS Arrives Hospital
Regional Trauma Councils • NWKRTC was formed on February 15, 2002.
The NWKRTC • First Tasks: Setting up the Infrastructure • Executive Committee Formed • 2 Physicians • 2 Hospital Administrators • 2 Nurses • 2 EMS representatives • 1 Health Department Representative
General Membership • Voting members from the 5 disciplines • Can be involved in subcommittees • Staff Education/Prevention: Lana Green • Bylaws: Roger Knak • EMS Education: Darren Haynes
General Membership Vacancies Hospitals designate: • 1 Hospital Administrator • 1 Physician • 1 Nurse Health Departments designate: • 1 Representative EMS providers designate: • 2 Representative
Regional Trauma Plans • Develop plan to support the Kansas Trauma System Plan. • Regionally specific • Trauma Program Specialist: Cindy Rosebrook
Funding • The State Trauma Program receives funding from Moving Violations • Kendra Tinsley, Trauma Program Coordinator • Cindy Rosebrook, Trauma Program Specialist • Regions have received $6,000 funding for regional plan development • Regions will receive about $17,000 for EMD education
Data Collection • 2003 Communications Survey • NWKRTC had 15 agencies respond • EMD Education Survey • 2004 Trauma Patient Capabilities Survey
Trauma Education Classes since # of # of February 2002 Classes Participants Trauma Nurse Core Course 12 157 (TNCC) Advanced Trauma Life Support 2 32 (ATLS) Pediatric Life Support 6 120 (PALS) Advanced Life Support 29 479 Health Care Provider CPR 114 1178 Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS): 3 Classes
Trauma Registry • 14 of the 18 Facilities Trained • 7 submitted data for Q3 2003 • 5 submitted data for Q4 2003 • 6 submitted data for Q1 2004 • Trauma Registry Training • July 8, 2004 • 10am – 2pm • Hays Medical Center • Eric Cook-Wiens, ECook-Wiens@kdhe.state.ks.us 785-296-3611
Cindy Rosebrook (Regional Trauma Plan Development) 785-273-0067, ext. 341 crosebrook@kfmc.org Kendra Tinsley (Regional Trauma Council Support) 785-273-0067, ext. 385 ktinsley@kfmc.org For More Information
Kansas Trauma Program KDHE Web Site: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/olrh Includes up-to-date information on RTC & ACT activities including minutes etc. Rosanne Rutkowski, Trauma Program Director 785-296-1210 rrutkows@kdhe.state.ks.us
Kansas Trauma Program • Sign up for the trauma program notices specific to your region at http://krhis.kdhe.state.ks.us/