Trauma Plan - Communications

Revised October 2008

All NTRAC activities are posted on the web site and all agendas are posted on the web pages.  In addition, the agendas are sent via e-mail to each member.  The meetings are done on a regular basis and appropriate notes and minutes are kept.  The Executive Board meets the first Thursday of the even months, in the United Regional Health Care System, Eighth Street Campus.  The General Membership meets every other month on the first Thursday of the even months.  In addition, meetings are also called on as needed basis for projects such as Bylaws, Trauma Diversion and Bypass Protocols, and Trauma System Plan.

The NTRAC has adopted a very open communication policy, i.e., we are here to work as a very cooperative and open group with one very common goal; How can we best provide, all the aspects of patient care of trauma patients, including preventative, transportation, diagnostic, curative, supportive, and rehabilitative.

1. All agencies are dispatched by 911 Call Centers.

2. Agencies utilize radio and cellular phones for dispatch, communication between vehicles, and On-Line Medical Control.

4. Response Times vary greatly between agencies of NTRAC, TSA-C due to the enormous disparity in populations, areas of coverage, Full-time vs. Part-time or Volunteer staffing.  Methods to monitor and improve these response times are being addressed with plans for the QI system being developed.

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