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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In the | In the United States a '''Level III trauma center''' provides [[Emergency medicine]] to [[Physical trauma|trauma]] patients who do not need the services of a [[Level I trauma center|Level I]] or a [[Level II trauma center|Level II]] [[trauma center]]. | ||
A Level III trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons on call 24 hours a day. | A Level III trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons on call 24 hours a day. | ||
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[[Category:Emergency medicine|Trauma center]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine|Trauma center]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 9 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
In the United States a Level III trauma center provides Emergency medicine to trauma patients who do not need the services of a Level I or a Level II trauma center.
A Level III trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons on call 24 hours a day.
Hospitals are designated as a Level III trauma center by the American College of Surgeons for a period of three years.