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Thu Jun 11 19:37:30 BST 2009

In Maryland, there is an entire section of the laws governing MIEMSS (COMAR 
Title 30) that is designated to specialty center requirements. It looks a 
lot like the ACS gold book with the exception of the addition of the Primary 
Adult Resource Center (Shock Trauma).

Erik
Erik S. Glassman, BS, CCEMT-P, FP-C, EMT-T
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From: "Rick Tappan" <rtappan at gwu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:21 PM
To: "'Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]'" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)

> Not according to the ACS list I looked up this AM, not one hospital in
> Maryland is ACS verified for trauma. Around this metropolitan DC area, 
> only
> the Washington Hospital Center and INOVA Virginia carry that designation.
>
> Rick Tappan
> 703 726-3734
> rtappan at gwu.edu
> "Who Dares, Wins"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
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> On Behalf Of McSwain, Norman E Jr.
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:16 PM
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> Subject: Re: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> Has JH been verified by ACS?
>
> Norman
>
> Typed by the thumbs of
> Norman on his BlackBerry
>
> Norman McSwain, MD
> Tulane Univ Surgery
> 504 988-5111
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: 'Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]' <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> Sent: Thu Jun 11 13:07:39 2009
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> So one could say the same for Johns Hopkins which is also a trauma center 
> as
> well as a world renowned institution, but is also off the list?????
>
> Rick Tappan
> 703 726-3734
> rtappan at gwu.edu
> "Who Dares, Wins"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
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> On Behalf Of htaed_rd at 123mail.org
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:18 PM
> To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> Shock Trauma is so cutting edge, that they are using Reiki, Acupuncture,
> and other "traditional medicine." Maybe they want to stay away from
> anything evidence based, such as trauma center designation.
>
> Tim Noonan.
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:40 -0400, "Rick Tappan" <rtappan at gwu.edu> wrote:
>> Again, keep in mind that's a voluntary designation. I mean, if I did not
>> know better I would look at that list and see that there is no trauma
>> center in Maryland, when one of the best in the world is there
>> "Baltimore's, MIEMSS, Shock Trauma Center" And come on, Does Ohio really
>> need 42 trauma centers?
>>
>>
>>
>> Rick Tappan
>> 703 726-3734
>> rtappan at gwu.edu
>> "Who Dares, Wins"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Martin, Kathleen Ms
>> CIV USA MEDCOM LRMC
>> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:35 AM
>> To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
>> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
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