Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2d > Part 3 - Statewide Trauma System

• Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Committee: means the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 53-2d-104. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Emergency medical service providers: means :
       (14)(a) licensed ambulance providers and paramedic providers;
       (14)(b) a facility or provider that is required to be designated under Subsection 53-2d-403(1)(a); and
       (14)(c) emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Emergency medical services: means :
       (15)(a) medical services;
       (15)(b) transportation services;
       (15)(c) behavioral emergency services; or
       (15)(d) any combination of the services described in Subsections (15)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Trauma system: means a single, statewide system that:
       (28)(a) organizes and coordinates the delivery of trauma care within defined geographic areas from the time of injury through transport and rehabilitative care; and
       (28)(b) is inclusive of all prehospital providers, hospitals, and rehabilitative facilities in delivering care for trauma patients, regardless of severity. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• Triage: means the sorting of patients in terms of disposition, destination, or priority. See Utah Code 53-2d-101