Trauma Regions
The Kansas Trauma System is comprised of six trauma regions. Each trauma region consists of Trauma Centers, Acute Hospitals, EMS, Injury Prevention Advocates, Local Health Departments, and Rehabilitation Centers.
Six Regional Trauma Councils monitor the facilities and programs in their region assessing for areas of improvement and appropriate resource allocation.
The Regional Trauma councils advise the Advisory Committee on Trauma (ACT). The ACT advises the Secretary of KDHE in the governance of the entire state trauma system.
Kansas Trauma Regions Map (PDF). Click the map to see it full sized.
- Priority - Focus on research and public education
- Pre-PIPS - Calling analytical people to assess cases for further review, special educational value, or scientific interest
- Regional PIPS - Performance Improvement and system evaluation
- Education - Strengthen the workforce - review applications, plan events, assess the workforce
- Peer Membership - Rural development, trauma programs, EMS practices, injury prevention - we've got years of experience to support you
- Traumatic Injury
- Emergency Medical Services
- Trauma Center
- Rehabilitation and Survival
Members
- Trauma Medical Director
- Trauma Program Manager
- EMS Medical Director
- Acute Facility Physician
Cases Eligible for PIPS Review
- Unanticipated Mortality
- Anticipated Mortality
- Multiple Jumps
- Cases w/Educational Value
- County system issues
- Assist with mortality category determination
- Outcomes impacted by trauma system
- Other
Members
- Trauma Medical Director
- Trauma Program Manager
- Level IV Physician/ Acute Facility Physician
- EMS Representative
- Other Member - Additional PIPS Team members may include
- Anesthesiologist
- County medical examiner
- Emergency physician
- EMS service director
- Medical director from an air medical service
- Medical director of EMS services
- Neurosurgeon
- Orthopedic surgeon
- Other health professional deemed necessary