There was little time to spare after 17-year-old Griffin Weathers was shot in the chest in 2018.
He was losing blood fast, and needed surgery to have any chance of survival.
An ambulance rushed Weathers the 10 minutes to nearby High Point Medical Center. Itâs the closest hospital and the place where paramedics are supposed to take patients with immediately life-threatening injuries.
But High Point Medical Center was not really equipped to save the teenagerâs life. It is not a designated trauma center and does not have the doctors, surgeons and anesthesiologists that come with that designation. So shooting victims like Weathers often need to be transferred to another hospital for surgery.
PRESS RELEASE
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT), in collaboration with several key partner organizations, is leading the revision of the 2011 Field Triage Guidelines. As a part of the revision process, the ACS COT is seeking input on the current guidelines from a broad group of EMS stakeholders, at all certification levels and in all roles. With the goal of reaching as many EMS practitioners as possible, the ACS has reached out to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians for input.
The National Registry is encouraging EMS practitioners, including all its stakeholders, to provide feedback to the ACS that can be considered as it embarks on a revision of current Field Triage Guidelines.
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