Douglas to have surgery following spill

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

so they just have a spinal surgon/specialist sitting around in case he is needed..that is what on call means..

Neuro surgeon on site 24/7 for trauma call is the definition of a Level 1 trauma center.

Truth is the entire team, which includes multiple docs from a general surgical residency are dedicated to being on call every other 24 hour period for an entire month so when your on those services, every morning you wake up you are on call because you don't get any sleep when you work a busy trauma service most days.

The ED folks are the first wave of docs and nurses that function to stabilize a patient's airway and circulation in ready for the OR. In a lot of facilities it is possible that a transfer from hospital to hospital for an OR procedure or surgical exploration for a bone fragment may never actually stop in the ER for care on arrival to the facility but go straight to the OR.