Notice: February 4, 2010
The EMS Agency is providing notification of three proposed EMS Policy changes. These changes do not effect prehospital care operations. Policy 103 “Multi-Disciplinary Nature of Trauma” was revised to document additional continuing educational requirements for trauma center staff. Policy 403 “Trauma Center Services Areas” and Policy 605 “Prehospital Trauma Triage” were revised to reflect language changes made by the State of California related to pediatric trauma center designations. Those designation name changes do not change local pediatric patient destination directives.
The open comment period will close on March 5, 2010. Please forward your comments to John Blain at john.blain@hhs.sccgov.org.
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Summary of Proposed Changes
Policy 103: Multi-Disciplinary Nature of Trauma
Section III(B)(1)(a); Added subsections which states:
“(6) Must have current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)”
“(7) Attend on average 16 hours per year or 48 hours in years of verifiable external trauma related Continuing Medical Education (CME)”
Section III(B)(1)(b); Added subsections which states:
“(5) Attend on average 16 hours per year of Continuing Medical Education (CME) or demonstration of participation in an internal educational process conducted by the trauma program”
Section III(B)(2)(a); Revised subsection which states:
“(1) Be Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or Osteopathic equivalent”
“(2) Meet the same Continuing Medical Education requirements the Trauma Medical Director with the exception of ATLS (if Board Certified in Emergency Medicine)”
Section III(B)(2)(b); Added subsections which states:
“(3) Attend on average 16 hours per year of Continuing Medical Education or demonstration of participation in an internal educational process conducted by the trauma program”
Policy 403: Trauma Center Service Areas
Section II(A); Revised subsection “4b” which states:
“Pediatric patients (under the age of 15) meeting Trauma Triage Criteria shall be transported to the closest Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center (VMC & SUH) in Santa Clara County.”
Policy 605: Prehospital Trauma Triage
Section II; Revised “third bullet” which states:
“Pediatric Major Trauma Victims under the age of 15 are to be transported to the closest Level 2 pediatric trauma center (Stanford or Valley Medical Center).”
A copy of each document has been posted to our website at http://www.sccemsagency.org/ . If you have any questions, please contact John Blain at 408.792.1343 or by email at john.blain@hhs.sccgov.org
About Us
- Santa Clara County EMS Agency
- Santa Clara County, California, United States
- The Santa Clara County EMS Agency is charged with the oversight and regulation of the delivery of emergency medical services within the County. The EMS Agency is responsible for developing and coordinating an integrated emergency medical care delivery system, which is composed of education agencies, hospitals and specialty care facilities. Responsibilities include system planning, training program approval, provider and hospital designation, the establishment of appropriate medical, operations, and quality standards, monitoring and facilitating compliance, and the certification, authorization, and accreditation of personnel. The EMS Agency is also responsible for disaster medical-health planning and response. This includes multiple patient management, emergency public health operations, and medical-health mutual aid coordination.