1-13.
Increase the number of Tribes, States, and the District of Columbia with trauma care systems that maximize survival and functional outcomes of trauma patients and help prevent injuries from occurring.
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Increase the number of Tribes, States, and the District of Columbia with trauma care systems that maximize survival and functional outcomes of trauma patients and help prevent injuries from occurring. |
Target: All Tribes, States, and the District of Columbia.
Baseline: 5 States had trauma care systems in 1998.
Target setting method: Total coverage. (Tribal trauma systems are measured differently because they frequently are regional and often are linked to a State EMS.)
Data sources: State EMS Directors Survey, National Association of State EMS Directors; IHS (Tribal data are developmental).