georgia’s teletrauma pilot project presented by debra kitchens, rn, cen, nremt-p mccg trauma...
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Georgia’s
TeleTrauma
Pilot ProjectPresented by
Debra Kitchens, RN, CEN, NREMT-P MCCG Trauma Services Manager
• Funded• The Georgia TeleTrauma Pilot
Project…..Thru:• The Georgia Rural Health Network
Grant Program
The Georgia Department of
Community Health
Georgia is experiencing a crisis in the capacity of the
state’s trauma system to care for
those who are seriously injured
throughout the state.
Studies show that rural trauma patients die twice as often as those in urban
areas.
Why?
Time, distance, and training are the primary
culprits.
It is often said that trauma victims have the best chance of survival if the right resources and expert intervention is
applied within the “golden hour,” the first hour after the injury.
Unfortunately, in rural areas, resources and experts can be scarce, forcing
smaller emergency departments to waste critical time transporting patients to the
nearest city with a trauma center.
TeleTrauma Pilot Project Partners:
Georgia Partnership for Telehealth
Level I Trauma CenterThe Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon
Four Rural Hospitals:
Dodge County Hospital, EastmanFairview Park Hospital, DublinPeach Regional Medical Center, Fort
ValleyTaylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville
The TeleTrauma program will enable rural emergency room physicians & trauma patients access to a team of surgeons and specialists at MCCG.
The hope is that the end result will be that innovative and cutting edge technologies were used to save lives, increase efficiency, and improve the level of care provided to Georgians in trauma situations.
Project Progress:
Network & Equipment is installed, tested, & ready.
Credentialing is complete for 3 of the 4 sites.
Training & In-Service Education is on-going.
Trauma Surgeons & rural ED staff have met via TeleConference.
Project Progress Con’t:
PACs system is almost ready to launch.
Protocols are heading toward final drafts.
The Launch Date is…...
SOON!!
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