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Level III trauma center
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In the United States a Level III trauma center provides Emergency medicine to trauma patients who do not need the services of a Level I or a Level II trauma center.
A Level III trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons on call 24 hours a day.
Hospitals are designated as a Level III trauma center by the American College of Surgeons for a period of three years.
Procedures: First aid, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Basic life support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Trauma centers: Level I, Level II, Level III, Level IV
Equipment: ambulance, bag valve mask, chest tube, defibrillation (AED, ICD), electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), intubation, intravenous therapy (IV)
People: certified first responder, emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, emergency physician
Drugs: atropine, epinephrine
Other: golden hour, emergency department, emergency medical services, triage
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