OAR 333-200-0020
Objectives of the Trauma System

The objective of the statewide trauma system is to reduce deaths and disabilities which result from traumatic injuries by:

(1)

Identifying the causes of traumatic injuries and recommending, promoting, and coordinating prevention activities;

(2)

Developing a statewide trauma system plan to assure timely, quality, definitive care through coordinated identification, transportation and treatment of trauma patients:

(a)

The statewide trauma system plan shall be composed of seven area plans; and

(b)

Each area trauma system plan shall consist of policies, procedures, and protocols which address each of the following trauma system components:

(A)

Communication and dispatch;

(B)

Responders and prehospital response times;

(C)

Medical direction and treatment;

(D)

Triage and transportation;

(E)

Hospital resources;

(F)

Inter-hospital transfers;

(G)

Rehabilitation;

(H)

Quality improvement;

(I)

Education and research;

(J)

Prevention; and

(K)

Disaster management.

(3)

Adopting the standards, policies and procedures necessary to unify area trauma system plans into a statewide trauma system; and

(4)

Promoting quality treatment, education, research and prevention of traumatic injuries utilizing as a model Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons, 2014 and the Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR, January 13, 2012, Vol. 61, No. 1.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]

Source: Rule 333-200-0020 — Objectives of the Trauma System, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-200-0020.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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