Trauma System

Resources

On This Page

• Trauma Triage and Assessment
• External Resources
• Trauma Registry
• Reports and Fact Sheets

Trauma Triage and Assessment

• 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.
• Utah Trauma Triage Guidelines (PDF): The current version of the field triage decision scheme.
• Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011
• Trauma Assessment Poster

External Resources

• 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.

Trauma Registry

The Utah Trauma registry is maintained by the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center (IICRC). Please see the Utah Trauma Registry Web site for trauma registry public resources, including the Utah Trauma Registry Data Dictionary.

Reports and Fact Sheets

• Reports
• IBIS-PH Trauma Registry Query Module: Online querying and analysis of publicly available Trauma Registry data
• Trauma Registry Annual Report: 2011 (PDF)
• Utah's Five Year Trauma Report: 2006-2010 (PDF)
• Utah Trauma System Annual Report, 2001-2002
• Fact Sheets
• 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)

Questions? Contact Bob Jex at rfjex@utah.gov or 801-273-4161. For Trauma Registry and Reports and Fact Sheets, contact Shari Hunsaker at sharihunsaker@utah.gov or 801-273-6667.