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Fellow SpydersLovers, I am the Safety Director for the Lake County ABATE Motorcycle Organization. I thought you might be interested in the following information.
I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving!
I am sending out this news report about the 4 new trauma centers to be opened because I feel that it is very important for us to be aware of them. The first couple of hours are VERY critical for someone that has been severely injured. The sooner that they can get to a trauma center the better their odds of survival. It doesn't matter if it is from a crash on our bikes, cars, or whatever, getting to a trauma center is critical.
As you know, ABATE of Florida, Inc. is represented on the Motorcycle Safety Coalition, other members include people from the Dept. of Health (DOH) and one of their leading trauma surgeons. One of the big goals of the DOH is to educate paramedics, LEO's, and regular ER staff to the type of trauma patients that need immediate evacuation to the nearest trauma center. Specifically, they are educating the first responders about motorcycle crashes and the need for quick and proper assessment and than evac to the proper medical setting.
I have spoken to the DOH members and the trauma surgeon many times and they are very serious about getting motorcycle crash injuries seen as a very high priority. The trauma surgeon, who doesn't ride (yet), even took the recent computerized motorcycle safety coaching course with me. Even though it was a computer simulator, it was her first time straddling and operating a bike. She came away from that with a completely new respect for the dangers we face everyday.
Here is the story...
The DOH on Friday gave the go-ahead to trauma centers at Orange Park Medical Center in Clay County, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Pasco County, Blake Medical Center in Manatee County and Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami-Dade County --- all part of the HCA hospital chain. HCA last year announced a push to add trauma centers at hospitals in Florida. In a news release this week, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point touted the approval of its trauma center as the "next natural step in the evolution" of the hospital.
"Having a trauma center here will mean faster treatment for trauma patients, which could be the difference between life and death and will satisfy a huge need in our community,'' Pam Schlicher, the hospital's vice president of emergency and trauma services, said in the release. :thumbup::thumbup:
I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving!
I am sending out this news report about the 4 new trauma centers to be opened because I feel that it is very important for us to be aware of them. The first couple of hours are VERY critical for someone that has been severely injured. The sooner that they can get to a trauma center the better their odds of survival. It doesn't matter if it is from a crash on our bikes, cars, or whatever, getting to a trauma center is critical.
As you know, ABATE of Florida, Inc. is represented on the Motorcycle Safety Coalition, other members include people from the Dept. of Health (DOH) and one of their leading trauma surgeons. One of the big goals of the DOH is to educate paramedics, LEO's, and regular ER staff to the type of trauma patients that need immediate evacuation to the nearest trauma center. Specifically, they are educating the first responders about motorcycle crashes and the need for quick and proper assessment and than evac to the proper medical setting.
I have spoken to the DOH members and the trauma surgeon many times and they are very serious about getting motorcycle crash injuries seen as a very high priority. The trauma surgeon, who doesn't ride (yet), even took the recent computerized motorcycle safety coaching course with me. Even though it was a computer simulator, it was her first time straddling and operating a bike. She came away from that with a completely new respect for the dangers we face everyday.
Here is the story...
The DOH on Friday gave the go-ahead to trauma centers at Orange Park Medical Center in Clay County, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Pasco County, Blake Medical Center in Manatee County and Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami-Dade County --- all part of the HCA hospital chain. HCA last year announced a push to add trauma centers at hospitals in Florida. In a news release this week, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point touted the approval of its trauma center as the "next natural step in the evolution" of the hospital.
"Having a trauma center here will mean faster treatment for trauma patients, which could be the difference between life and death and will satisfy a huge need in our community,'' Pam Schlicher, the hospital's vice president of emergency and trauma services, said in the release. :thumbup::thumbup:
