Trauma System

Reports

• Utah Trauma Update, July 2009: Injury Characteristics: Toddlers, Teens and Elderly (PDF)
• Utah Trauma Update, October 2008: Urban Transport Times: Air vs. Ground EMS (PDF)
• Utah Trauma Update, December 2007: All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries on the Rise (PDF)
• Utah Trauma Update, January 2007: Closed Head Injuries in Rural Utah (PDF)
• Utah Trauma Update: 2007 Update (PDF)
• Utah Trauma Update, April 2006: Over/Under Triage in Utah (PDF)
• Utah Trauma System Annual Report, 2001-2002

Utah Trauma Resources

• Trauma Triage
• Resources and Guidelines for the Triage and Transfer of Trauma Patients (PDF): This document contains a copy of the field triage decision scheme for reference, but the most current field triage decision scheme is available below.
• Field Triage Decision Scheme (PDF): The current version of the field triage decision scheme.
• List of Designated Trauma Centers
• Trauma Assessment Poster
• Trauma System Advisory Committee
• Utah Trauma Registry Data Dictionary (maintained by IICRC)
• Utah Trauma System Performance Improvement Guide: For the Critically Injured
• Utah Trauma Registry Web site

External Resources

• Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
• The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States: Published in April 2006, this book examines the lifetime costs associated with the injuries that occur in just one year in the United States.
• Model Trauma Systems Planning and Evaluation Toolkit: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Healthcare Preparedness, has released a document and self-assessment tool designed to assist trauma care professionals, public health officers, and health policy experts respond to and medically manage day-to-day as well as mass casualty, injury-related incidents within their community. This document represents the contributions of representatives from more than 25 Federal and National professional organizations.

Designated Trauma Center and Trauma Subcommittee Application Forms

• Level III Designation Application Form (DOC)
• Level IV Designation Application Form (DOC)
• Level V Designation Application Form (DOC)
• Resource Hospital Facility Survey Form (DOC)
• Trauma Subcommittee Application (PDF)

Trauma Center Designation Fees

The Utah Trauma registry is maintained by the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center (IICRC). Please see the Utah Trauma Registry Web site for more trauma system resources.

Questions? Contact Jolene Whitney at jrwhitney@utah.gov or 801-273-6665.