Virtual Trauma Center Surveys, Are They Virtually the Same?

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic forced regulatory agencies to develop innovative methods for achieving regulatory compliance. The accrediting body for trauma centers in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF), was one of the many agencies forced to find creative and safe ways to maintain prepandemic processes of evaluating trauma centers for compliance with trauma standards. With the uncertainty of government and hospital regulations prohibiting on-site participation and precautionary efforts to protect the health and well-being of survey participants, a virtual site visit survey process was developed to facilitate trauma center accreditation within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Advancing pain management for extremity trauma: the evolution of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for patients in the supine position in trauma centers

“…According to literature statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), 10% of deaths and 16% of disabilities worldwide are caused by trauma [1]. More critically, it has become the leading cause of death in individuals under the age of 44 [2]. High-energy injury factors such as road traffic accidents and falls from heights have led to a significant increase in the occurrence of polytrauma and critically injured trauma patients, most of whom require emergency debridement or orthopedic surgery [3].…”