Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64J - Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support › Chapter 64J-2 - TRAUMA › Section 64J-2.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to the definitions provided in Sections
				   395.401,
				   395.4001,
				   401.107, and
				   401.23, F.S., the following
				  definitions apply to rules under Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C.:
(1) Application - means a completed
				application form, as specified by the department and is incorporated by
				reference in subparagraph
				 64J-2.012(1)(c) 
				1., F.A.C., together with all documentation required by these rules.
(2) Burn - as defined in subsection
				 64J-1.001(3),
				F.A.C.
(3) Department - means the
				Florida Department of Health (DH), Office of Trauma, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin
				#C18, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738, as referenced in Chapter 64J-2,
				F.A.C.
(4) Emergency Medical
				Services (EMS) Provider - as defined in subsection
				 64J-1.001(10),
				F.A.C.
(5) Glasgow Coma Scale Score
				- means the neurological assessment developed by G. Teasdale and B. Jennitte in
				"Assessment of Coma and Impaired Consciousness: A Practical Scale" Lancet,
				1974; 2: 81-84, which is incorporated by reference and available from the
				department.
(6) Injury Severity
				Score (ISS) - means the sum of the squares of the highest AIS-90 code in each
				of the three most severely injured body regions. The method for computing ISS
				is found in the "Abbreviated Injury Scale 1990 - Update 98."
(7) Onsite visit, site survey, site review,
				site visit, on-site survey, on-site evaluation, and onsite review - means an
				in-person or Department-approved remote audio-visual inspection and observation
				of the resources and processes for providing trauma patient treatment and care,
				together with in-person or Department-approved remote inspection and review of
				original and electronic health records and documentation of the quality of
				trauma patient treatment, care, and trauma patient outcomes.
(8) Patient Care Record - as defined in Rule
				 64J-1.001, F.A.C., (means the
				record used by each EMS provider to document patient care, treatment and
				transport activities that at a minimum includes the information required under
				paragraphs  64J-1.003(5)(a),
				(b), Rule
				 64J-1.014, and subsections
				 64J-2.002(5),
				 64J-2.004(5), (6),
				(7),
				 64J-2.005(4),
				F.A.C.
(9) Pediatric Trauma Patient
				- means a trauma patient with anatomical and physical characteristics of a
				person 15 years of age or younger.
(10) Transfer or transport - as defined in
				subsection  64J-1.001(20),
				F.A.C.
(11) Trauma - means a blunt,
				penetrating or burn injury caused by external force or violence.
(12) Trauma Alert - means a notification
				initiated by EMS informing a hospital that they are en route with a patient
				meeting the trauma alert criteria.
(13) Trauma Alert Patient - means a person
				whose primary physical injury is a blunt, penetrating or burn injury, and who
				meets one or more of the adult trauma scorecard criteria in Rule
				 64J-2.004, F.A.C., or the
				pediatric trauma scorecard criteria in Rule
				 64J-2.005, F.A.C.
(14) Trauma Patient - means any person who
				has incurred a physical injury or wound caused by trauma and who has accessed
				an emergency medical services system.
(15) Trauma Registry - means a statewide
				database which integrates medical and system information related to trauma
				patient diagnosis and the provision of trauma care by prehospital, hospital,
				and medical examiners.
(16) Trauma
				Transport Protocols (TTPs) - means a document which describes the policies,
				processes and procedures governing the dispatch of vehicles, and the triage and
				transport of trauma patients, which is required by the Trauma Transport
				Protocols Manual, December 2004, incorporated by reference in Rule
				 64J-2.002, F.A.C., and is
				available from the department, as defined by subsection
				 64J-2.001(4),
				F.A.C.
(17) This rule shall be
				reviewed, and if necessary, repealed or renewed through the rulemaking process
				five years from the effective date.
Rulemaking Authority
					 395.4001(13),
					 (17),
					 395.401(1),
					 (2),
					 395.4025(7), (9), (10),
					 (14),
					 395.4036(1),
					 395.4045(3), (4), (5),
					 (8),
					 395.405 FS. Law Implemented
					  381.0205,
					  395.1031,
					  395.3025(4)(f),
					  395.401,
					  395.4015,
					  395.402,
					  395.4025,
					  395.403,
					  395.4036,
					  395.404,
					  395.4045,
					  395.405 FS.
New 11-5-09, Amended 3-4-20,
					 6-9-21.