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Death rates among patients admitted to a Colorado trauma center appeared to decrease after the centers designation was upgraded, as per a report in the recent issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Trauma centers are accredited through the American College of Surgeons, as per background information in the article. Level designations are based on factors such as surgeon and nurse availability, protocols and research. Level 1 is the highest level of trauma center and most studies report improvements in survival and outcomes for patients admitted to these centers as compared with lower-level centers and non-trauma centers, eventhough some have found no difference between level 1 and level 2 centers……..

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Death rates among patients admitted to a Colorado trauma center appeared to decrease after the centers designation was upgraded, as per a report in the recent issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Trauma centers are accredited through the American College of Surgeons, as per background information in the article. Level designations are based on factors such as surgeon and nurse availability, protocols and research. Level 1 is the highest level of trauma center and most studies report improvements in survival and outcomes for patients admitted to these centers as compared with lower-level centers and non-trauma centers, eventhough some have found no difference between level 1 and level 2 centers……..

Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org