Chester County Trauma Center Initiative
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- What’s the difference between an emergency room and a trauma center?
- Are there different levels of trauma centers?
- What are the most common causes of trauma injuries?
- Who are the most common victims of trauma incidents?
- What is the Golden Hour?
- What happens if a trauma patient doesn’t get to a trauma center within the Golden Hour?
- Why doesn’t Chester County have its own trauma center?
- If we’ve been without a trauma center since 2002, why are people
so concerned about it now?
- Where would the trauma center be located?
- How does the EMS team decide where to send trauma victims?
- How does an EMS team decide whether to evacuate by helicopter?
- Is it expensive to develop and operate a trauma center?
- How many trauma centers are there in Pennsylvania?
- Where are the trauma centers closest to Chester County?
- How much do helicopter evacuations currently cost the patients or health care system?
- Will it require public funds to establish a trauma center in Chester County?
- How would a new trauma center be funded?
- Who would be taxed for this purpose?
- Who approves any new taxes for this purpose?
- Do I get to vote on this?
- What is the Trauma Center Services Task Force?
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