“Is a trauma center different from an emergency room?”
The hospital near me has both a trauma center and an emergency room. What's the difference between a trauma center and an emergency room?
2 Answers
TraumaSurgeonEmergencyCare
Trauma centers involve the entire hospital including emergency rooms, operating rooms, ICU, radiology, blood bank, etc. Emergency rooms may or may not be associated with a trauma center. Emergency room capabilities are limited by the available resources and specialists available at the hospital. Emergency rooms associated with trauma centers have access to a wider scope of resources for injured patients.
A trauma center is a specialized emergency room that has a surgeon, a neurosurgeon and an orthopedic surgeon on immediate call 24 hours a day (30 min or less) An er does not
