Location of Trauma Centers
Access to trauma centers has a significant impact on injury and mortality rates after a crash. Research has shown a relationship between distance from a trauma center and the mortality rate of crash victims. In order to improve emergency response services to crash victims, it is important to consider trauma center access issues, especially in rural areas where there are long distances between medical facilities.
This section includes statistics and background information on the relationship between location of trauma centers and transportation safety.
Research Report
-
Created: Thursday December 1st, 2016
-
Source: World Health Organization
-
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
-
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Location of Trauma Centers, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The World Health Organization has released a report that outlines policies for improving health care and other systems to provide the key elements of post-crash ... [ Read More » ]
Training
-
Created: Thursday November 10th, 2016
-
Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
-
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
-
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided an overview of the ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad review, analysis, and identification of opportunities for the EMS community to address digital technology develo ... [ Read More » ]
Training
-
Created: Friday September 9th, 2016
-
Source: Western Transportation Institute
-
Sponsor: , ,
-
Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
-
Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
The National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America was held Sept. 7-9, 2016 in Denver, CO. It was hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safet ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
This report models the association between the proximity of a fatal crash to a Level 1 or 2 trauma center and the crash scene mortality of the driver in the fat ... [ Read More » ]
Article
Discussion of the challenges of rural incidents for fire and EMS personnel and strategies for success.
... [ Read More » ]
