Trauma Systems

Recent Documents

List of Designated Trauma Centers

Utah Trauma Update, March 2008: Medical Helicopter Use in Salt Lake County (PDF)

Utah Trauma Update, December 2007: All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries on the Rise (PDF)

Utah Trauma Update: 2007 Update (PDF)

Trauma System Advisory Committee Minutes, February 23 2007

Notice of Rule Change for R426-5 Statewide Trauma System Standards, May 2006

Utah Trauma Update, April 2006: Over/Under Triage in Utah (PDF)

Utah Trauma System Performance Improvement Guide: For the Critically Injured

Utah Trauma System Annual Report, 2001-2002

Utah Trauma Registry Data Dictionary (maintained by IICRC)

Trauma Assessment Poster

The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States, published in April 2006, examines the lifetime costs associated with the injuries that occur in just one year in the United States. More information about the book is available from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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. The document is available at www.hrsa.gov/trauma/model.htm.

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)

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.