CHKD to delay trauma patient acceptance
The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk is working to obtain pediatric trauma center status in expectation of being able to receive and manage severely injured pediatric patients. The preparation has been underway for over a year but several barriers have delayed formal trauma center designation. Planning and preparation continues but an original January 1, 2014 implementation date has been postponed. "Our current trauma triage plan has not changed," says trauma program director Ann Kuhn, MD, "and when we are ready to receive trauma via our EMS partners we will work through the TEMS structure to ensure an organized changeover."
The Virginia Cardiac Technician program began with the graduation of 24 Virginia Beach rescue squad volunteers in 1973. The program, known as the Emergency Coronary Care Program (ECCP), was created by two local physicians before there was a state-level ALS program for emergency medical services.
