PHTLS BLOCK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/25

PHTLS BLOCK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/25 Level 1 Trauma Center - ANSWER Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7, (Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care Ex... County USC, Cedars, UCLA- Ronald Regan, UCLA- Harbor General Level 2 Trauma Center - ANSWER Area Trauma Center, Most common trauma emergencies with surgical capabilities 24/7, (can handle most common types of trauma) Ex.... St. Francis Level 3 Trauma Center - ANSWER Community Trauma Center, Specialized ED and some surgical capability (the speciality staff is on call and has 30 mins to get to hospital) Level 4 Trauma Center - ANSWER small community hospitals, (they have to stabilize and transfer) Have ER DR but no surgeon What are run sheets used for? - ANSWER QI, Research, Trauma Registry, What are the 4 E's? - ANSWER Engineering -(roads, airbags, pool alarms) Enforcement -(laws) Education -(safety classes) Economics -(government grants)