Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8205

• Advanced level trauma center: means a trauma center which, in addition to providing all of the services provided by basic level and general level trauma centers, also provides definitive care for complex and severe trauma, an emergency trauma team available within fifteen minutes, twenty-four hours per day, inhouse operating room personnel who initiate surgery, a neurosurgeon available who provides neurological assessment and stabilization, a broad range of specialists available for consultation or care, comprehensive diagnostic capabilities and support equipment, and appropriate equipment for pediatric trauma patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and operating room. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8205
• Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8211
• 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
• Trauma team: means a team of physicians, nurses, medical technicians, and other personnel compiled to respond to an acutely injured patient upon the patient's arrival at the hospital. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8234