Nebraska Statutes 71-8248. Statewide trauma registry
The department shall establish and maintain a statewide trauma registry to collect and analyze data on the incidence, severity, and causes of trauma, including traumatic brain injury. The registry shall be used to improve the availability and delivery of prehospital or emergency care and hospital trauma care services. Specific data elements of the registry shall be defined by rule and regulation of the department. Every health care facility designated as an advanced, a basic, a comprehensive, or a general level trauma center, a specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center, an advanced, an intermediate, or a general level rehabilitation center, or a prehospital or emergency care provider shall furnish data to the registry. All other hospitals may furnish trauma data as required by the department by rule and regulation. All hospitals involved in the care of a trauma patient shall have unrestricted access to all prehospital reports for the trauma registry for that specific trauma occurrence.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8248
- Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8211
- General level rehabilitation center: means a rehabilitation center which provides services to individuals with musculoskeletal injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, uncomplicated lower extremity amputations, and other diagnoses resulting in functional impairment in one or more functional areas, with minimum to moderate impairment or complexity. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8217
- General level trauma center: means a trauma center that (1) provides initial evaluation and stabilization, including surgical stabilization if appropriate, and general medical and surgical inpatient services to patients who can be maintained in a stable or improving condition without specialized care, (2) prepares for transfer and transfers patients meeting predetermined criteria pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted under the Statewide Trauma System Act to higher level trauma centers, (3) is physician directed within a formally organized trauma team, (4) provides trauma-trained physicians and nurses to the emergency department within thirty minutes of notification, (5) has personnel available who can initiate surgery, (6) has appropriate diagnostic capabilities and equipment, and (7) maintains appropriate equipment for pediatric trauma patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and operating room. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8218
- Hospital: means a health care facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act or a comparable health care facility operated by the federal government or located and licensed in another state. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8219
- Specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center: means a trauma center that provides specialized care in the areas of burns or pediatrics. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8230
- Trauma: means a single-system or multisystem injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention or treatment to prevent death or permanent disability. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8232