Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64J-2.001 - Definitions
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.
Notes
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.
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