Healthcare in the USA

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews and discusses the history of the emergency medical system in the USA. The paper addresses key problems within the system and looks at the importance of having easy access to Level I trauma centers in as many communities as possible.

Overview:
Introduction
Background
Statement of Problem
Why Level I Trauma Centers are Needed

From the Paper:

"This set of protocols determines, more than any other set of standards who is treated, in what order and where. Level I -IV trauma center classifications are called for in nearly every community in the world on a daily basis. Though it is true that this need is greater in urban areas, simply because there is a greater concentration of people, the system is needed frequently in rural areas as well and the time it takes to get a person to proper medical care may change but the urgency does not. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• ACS Publication (June 2006) A Growing Crisis In Patient Access to EmergencySurgical Care at: http://www.facs.org/ahp/emergcarecrisis.pdf
• Barnes-Jewish Hospital Website at: http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/default.asp?NavID=1093
• Dussault, G. & Franceschini, M.C. (2006) "Not enough there, too many here: understanding geographical imbalances in the distribution of the health workforce" Human Resources for Health 2006, 4:12 at: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/4/1/12
• Fishman P.E. MD, Shofer, F. S. PhD, Robey J.L RN, BSN, Zogby, K.E. RN, BSN, Reilly, P. M. MD, Branas, C.C. MS, PhD, Pines, J.M. MD MBA, Hollander, J.E. MD. (October 2006), "The Impact of Trauma Activations on the Care of Emergency Department Patients With Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes" Annals of Emergency Medicine, 48: 4, pp. 347-353
• Hofman, Primack, Keusch,& Hrynknow (Jan. 2005) , "Addressing the growing burden of trauma and injury in low- and middle-income countries" American Journal of Public Health 95: 1 at: http://hestia.unm.edu.libproxy.unm.edu/search/i0090%2D0036/i00900036/1,1,1,B/l856~b1044007&FF=i00900036&1,1,,1,0/startreferer//search/i0090%2D0036/i00900036/1,1,1,B/frameset&FF=i00900036&1,1,/endreferer/

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