Trauma center verification level: setting and capability for children

Freestanding children's hospital or comprehensive pediatric care unit within general hospital organization	Peds LI	Peds LII
Pediatric trauma service	E	E
Pediatric surgeon as pediatric medical director	E	D
Pediatric surgeon	E (At least 2)	E– (At least 1)
Pediatric emergency medicine physicians	E	E
Pediatric critical care medicine physicians	E	E
Other surgical specialists with pediatric specialty experience	E	E
Pediatric-specific trauma continuing medical education for pediatric medical director and liaisons	E	E
Pediatric emergency department area	E	E
Pediatric intensive care unit	E	E
Pediatric acute care unit	E	E
Pediatric rehabilitation	E	E
Pediatric resuscitation equipment in all appropriate patient care areas	E	E
Pediatric trauma program manager	E	E
Pediatric trauma registrar	E	E
Child life and family support programs	E	E
Pediatric social work child protective services	E	E
Child maltreatment assessment capability	E	E
Injury prevention and community outreach programs (pediatric trauma education programs)	E	E
Pediatric trauma research	E	D
Minimum number of annual trauma admissions of children younger than 15 years	200	100
Pediatric trauma performance improvement program	E	E

E: expected; D: desired.

Reproduced with permission from: Committee on Trauma. Resources for optimal care of the injured patient, 6th edition. American College of Surgeons. Chicago, Illinois, 2014. Copyright © 2014 American College of Surgeons.

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Trauma center verification level: setting and capability for children