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Kansas Trauma Program

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The Kansas Trauma Program is a partnership between public and private organizations to address the treatment and survival of critical injuries throughout the state.

It is a network of relationships designed to direct the trauma patient to the resources most appropriate to his/her care, based on the nature of the injury.

The mission of the Kansas Trauma Program is to reduce human suffering and costs associated with preventable morbidity and mortality that result from trauma.

The goal of the Kansas trauma system is to ensure each patient is properly triaged and matched to the hospital with the most appropriate resources as quickly as possible. Because patients with severe injuries require rapid, specialized treatment to ensure the best chance for recovery, an integrated trauma system increases their chances for survival and reduces their chance of permanent disability.

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Learn more about the Kansas Trauma Program by reading our brochure above, or by watching our 10-minute video – the ‘Golden Hour’


Annual Report We are very happy to announce the completion of the first Trauma Annual Report, and invite you to take a look
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February ACT
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Click here to see the rest of the happenings from February’s meeting.

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Special Recognition Goes to: The Kansas Trauma Program would like to thank Bret Mangan and Andrew Miller of Greeley County High School for dedication to their community in spearheading the production of a Drunk Driving Prevention Video. Bret and Andrew are seniors at Greeley County High School who are active in EMT-B classes along with other emergency medicine topics. Seeing the statistics of MVC’s during the prom season, the two conscientious students proactively coordinated a mock MVC with their local emergency medical services for the student body to observe. Bret and Andrew video taped the whole event, and from the footage generated a 20-minute video. The video will be presented to the student body prior to prom and graduation in hopes it will curtail bad decisions traditionally made by high school students during this celebratory milestone.  We thank Bret and Andrew for their community minded vigilance, and wish them the very best in their future endeavors.
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From left to right: Greeley County High School Principal Ken Bockwinkel, Robert Prewitt,
Bret Mangan, Andrew Miller, Dr. Paul Harrison.
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Model Trauma System

Trauma System Self-Assessment Supplemental Tool: Benchmarks, Indicators, and Scoring