Trauma Team – the team approach is optimal in the care of the severely or

Trauma Team – the team approach is optimal in the care of the severely or multiple injured patient. There must be identified members of the trauma team. Policies must be in place describing the roles of all personnel on the trauma team. The composition of the trauma team in any hospital will depend on the characteristics of that hospital and its staff. All physicians and mid-level providers (physician assistant/nurse practitioner) on the trauma team responsible for directing the initial resuscitation of the trauma patient must be currently certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). ATLS requirements are waived for Board Certified Emergency Medicine and Board-Certified General Surgery Physicians. Minimum composition of the trauma team for severely injured patients includes: 1. General/Trauma Surgeons 2. Emergency Physicians and/or mid-level providers (physician assistant/nurse practitioner) 3. Nursing: ED 4. Laboratory Technicians 5. Respiratory Therapists 6. Radiology Technician