Indiana has implemented a new rule under which medical personnel must transport severe traumatic injury patients to the nearest trauma center instead of the nearest hospital, according to a WANE report.
The Triage and Transport Rule, which went into effect Aug. 8, is designed to provide needed care to patients within the first hour of an injury, according to the report.
Under the rule, medical personnel will determine whether a patient has sustained a severe traumatic injury using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition. Medical personnel must transport these patients directly to the nearest trauma center unless the patient refuses, the transport would take more than 45 minutes or the transport would delay care, endangering the patient.
Indiana health officials believe the new rule will spur more hospitals to become trauma centers, according to the report. Currently, Indiana has eight trauma-certified hospitals.
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The Triage and Transport Rule, which went into effect Aug. 8, is designed to provide needed care to patients within the first hour of an injury, according to the report.
Under the rule, medical personnel will determine whether a patient has sustained a severe traumatic injury using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition. Medical personnel must transport these patients directly to the nearest trauma center unless the patient refuses, the transport would take more than 45 minutes or the transport would delay care, endangering the patient.
Indiana health officials believe the new rule will spur more hospitals to become trauma centers, according to the report. Currently, Indiana has eight trauma-certified hospitals.
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