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Thanks for taking the time to check out vanderbilttraumabay. The site serves as a forum for all practitioners at Vanderbilt that are involved in the care of adult trauma patients to share information, ideas and opinions. Take a moment and leave me your comments; the site is a work in progress. Trauma at Vanderbilt Medical Center ................................................................................................................ Vanderbilt Medical Center is the Level I Trauma Center for middle TN, southern KY and northern AL and serves the populace within a 56,000 square mile area.
Care of the polytrauma patient is commonly utilized skill set for the clinical staff at the Vanderbilt Adult Emergency Department (ED) and Trauma Unit. Vanderbilt is consistently ranked as one of the top ten busiest centers in the United States. Trauma care is provided thru both the Medical Center and Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Trauma Factoids ................................................................................................................ - The Adult ED has >55,000 admissions per year. Approximately 2500 Level 1/Trauma Alert patients are evaluated per year.
- The Adult ED sees and average of 5 Level 1 patients per 24 hour period
- 53% of all Level 1 patients arrive via air medical helicopter
- Nashville Fire Department EMS brings the majority of our Level 1 ground patients
- Vanderbilt LifeFlight brings 70% of all trauma patients delivered via helicopter/fixed wing aircraft
- The trauma unit encompasses 31 beds both acute/subacute, with approximately 3000 admissions per year
- The Vanderbilt Burn Unit is a 24 bed Level 1 unit and serves as the major burn referral center for TN and surrounding states.
About vanderbilttraumabay.com ................................................................................................................ The purpose of this site is to enhance the education of all individuals involved in the care of trauma patients both in and outside Vanderbilt Medical Center. The site is authored and managed by Kevin High RN, Trauma Program Manager/Department of Emergency Medicine who can reached at
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