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Trauma
Services
Department -
(951)
486-4566
Location:
First
Floor,
A1042
Hours:
7:00 a.m.
– 4:30
p.m.,
Monday
through
Friday
Riverside
County
Regional
Medical
Center
is a Regional
Trauma
Center
serving
both the
Adult
and Pediatric
trauma
population
with helipad
access
located
directly
adjacent
to the
Emergency
Department
Trauma
bay. Trauma
Services
at RCRMC
specializes
in evaluating
and treating
the most
seriously
injured
trauma
victims
and admits
on average,
1,800
trauma
patients
annually. Most
trauma
patients
are victims
of blunt
trauma
(80%),
with most
being
motor
vehicle
related. The
remaining
20% of
patients
are injured
from penetrating
or other
trauma
related
types
of injuries
or accidents. Faculty
and core
staff
are experienced
in care
of the
patient
with single
or multi-system
trauma.
In addition,
RCRMC
Trauma
Surgeons
have experience
in general
and laparoscopic
surgery.
Trauma
research
/ data
The
Trauma
Services
department
is involved
in supporting
research
activities
to physicians
and residents
by providing
data on
trauma
patients
for research
studies,
performance
improvement,
and other
trauma
related
requests.
Injury
Prevention/Safety
Trauma
Services
provides
injury
prevention
and safety
materials
to the
community
and hospital
staff. Information
is made
available
at community
outreaches,
schools,
and public
events. The
Trauma
Service
at RCRMC
is committed
to the
goal of
creating
safer
homes
and communities
for adults
and children. Information
on bicycle,
pedestrian,
passenger,
fire,
poisoning,
falls,
gun, and
water
safety
is available
at no
cost. Low
cost childrens
bicycle
helmets
and car
seats
are also
available
upon request. Contact
the Trauma
Services
Department
for more
information.
Alcohol-related
motor
vehicle
crashes
kill someone
every
31 minutes
and nonfatally
injure
someone
every
two minutes
(NHTSA
2006).
Occurrence
and Consequences
• During
2005,
16,885
people
in the
U.S. died
in alcohol-related
motor
vehicle
crashes,
representing
39% of
all traffic-related
deaths.
• In 2005,
nearly
1.4 million
drivers
were arrested
for driving
under
the influence
of alcohol
or narcotics.
That’s
less than
one percent
of the
159 million
self-reported
episodes
of alcohol–impaired
driving
among
U.S. adults
each year.
• More
than half
of the
414 child
passengers
ages 14
and younger
who died
in alcohol-related
crashes
during
2005 were
riding
with the
drinking
driver.
• In 2005,
48 children
age 14
years
and younger
who were
killed
as pedestrians
or pedalcyclists
were struck
by impaired
drivers.
• Unbelted
occupants
account
for 84%
of impaired
driving
fatalities
nationwide.
Fasten
those
seat belts!
Cost
Each
year,
alcohol-related
crashes
in the
United
States
cost
about
$51
billion.
Groups
at Risk
• Male
drivers
involved
in fatal
motor
vehicle
crashes
are almost
twice
as likely
as female
drivers
to be
intoxicated
with a
blood
alcohol
concentration
(BAC)
of 0.08%
or greater.
It is
illegal
to drive
with a
BAC of
0.08%
or higher
in all
50 states,
the District
of Columbia
and Puerto
Rico.
• At all
levels
of blood
alcohol
concentration,
the risk
of being
involved
in a crash
is greater
for young
people
than for
older
people.
In 2005,
16% of
drivers
ages 16
to 20
who died
in motor
vehicle
crashes
had been
drinking
alcohol.
•
Young
men ages
18 to
20 (under
the legal
drinking
age) reported
driving
while
impaired
more frequently
than any
other
age group.
• Among
motorcycle
drivers
killed
in fatal
crashes,
30% have
BACs of
0.08%
or greater.
• Nearly
half of
the alcohol-impaired
motorcyclists
killed
each year
are age
40 or
older,
and motorcyclists
ages 40
to 44
years
have the
highest
percentage
of fatalities
with BACs
of 0.08%
or greater.
•
Of the
1,946
traffic
fatalities
among
children
ages 0
to 14
years
in 2005,
21% involved
alcohol.
• Among
drivers
involved
in fatal
crashes,
those
with BAC
levels
of 0.08%
or higher
were nine
times
more likely
to have
a prior
conviction
for driving
while
impaired
(DWI)
than were
drivers
who had
not consumed
alcohol.
Data
from NHSTA
2006 |
