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These are LOCAL or STATE rules, not national ones.      In general, one 
should not stop at a non-trauma center for a major trauma  patient.     Level 
I, Level II, and Level III have the same  requirement for quality outcomes, 
except in the area of head trauma and need for  cardiopulmonary bypass.   The 
other differences are in the area of  education, research and outcome.    
For penetrating and blunt  injury to the chest, abdomen, pelvis, neck and 
extremity, including fractures,  etc. a Level III should be able to do 
everything that a Level I could  do.       

k

In a message dated 8/4/2009 3:06:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
Gregg.Fusto at umcsn.com writes:

Question? I remember reading somewhere the delivery priorities that  EMS
adherers to when a trauma System has all three levels of care I, II  &
III.  It went something like they could not pass a Level I to  get to a
level II and so on. Does anyone know where I can find this ?  

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