Neurotrauma is not diverted.
The on-call Faculty Neurosurgeon is dedicated to UK HealthCare for the
emergency evaluation and management of neurosurgical trauma. If the on-call Neurosurgical Faculty becomes
encumbered and additional neurosurgical resources are required the back-up
Neurosurgeons will be notified. In the
event that all neurosurgery faculty are encumbered, the Trauma Surgery Faculty
are able to provide initial evaluation and stabilization of the neurotrauma
patient. In the event back-up resources
have been exhausted, the hospital trauma bypass/diversion protocol will be
implemented.
All cases requiring transfer, bypass or diversion as a
result of this policy will be reviewed by the Trauma PI process.
Published 12-18-17 (S Priest/A Bernard); Reviewed (C Reynolds, A Bernard)
