Because they are alerted by radio from the scene or in transport, the SJGH trauma team can assemble in the trauma room and begin treatment immediately upon the patient's arrival. Whenever a patient is determined to be a trauma patient in San Joaquin County, the paramedics transport the patient to San Joaquin General Hospital, the County’s designated trauma center. There are specific criteria that paramedics use at the scene to determine if a patient is a critical trauma patient. Outpatient clinics for follow up care for injuries.CT scanner with priority for trauma patients.Operating Room(s) held reserved for Trauma patients.
Trauma resuscitation bays reserved for trauma patients.Emergency care for minor or seriously injured trauma victims.Immediate (within 15 minutes of patient arrival) treatment of surgical traumatic emergencies.A Level II Trauma Center has many specialists on call to respond to your needs if a specialist is not available (e.g., pediatric trauma surgery, burn specialists), San Joaquin General Hospital has transfer agreements in place with nearby Level I or Level II trauma centers to facilitate immediate transfers. In a county of 700,000+ people, San Joaquin General Hospital’s Trauma Team cares for about 4,000 patients a year as a Level II Trauma Center. Surgical specialists in trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, anesthesia and orthopedic surgery are on-call at all times. Our trauma team consists of dedicated Emergency Physicians, Trauma Surgeons, and specially trained trauma nurses, intensive care nurses, emergency department nurses, and respiratory and radiology technicians. Level III Centers play an important role in providing access into the system and important patient care in non-metropolitan areas, and generally refer to a higher level center for definitive care. Optimal care for the injured patient 24-hours a day. Level II Centers generally provide definitive care to high volumes of trauma, stroke and STEMI patients within a region.
AsĪ Level II Trauma Center, our specially-trained team of experts is ready to provide Or blunt injuries (most often associated with motor vehicle crashes, or falls). Patients who are injured due to penetrating injuries (i.e. San Joaquin General Hospital provides comprehensive treatment for trauma
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