2. Effective communication is a vital component of trauma care for plastic
surgery patients. There should be Communication Centre (Emergency
Operations Center) supplied with an Electronic medical record
containing a map of available beds for various subspecialties allover
the country with hourly renewal data (e.g. Burn, Craniomaxillofacial and
Extremities).
For example, if there is a major burned patient or a patient with
amputated limb in upper Egypt or in a rural area and there is no
specialized center (burn center or microsurgery facilities) in the
surrounding area, the communication center can guide him/her for the
available bed at any hospital at any city (according to the available data).
8. The following classification system offers a standardized
method for communication with the operating room:
Class A: An unstable trauma patient who requires immediate
surgical intervention.
Class B: An unstable trauma patient who will likely require
surgical intervention within 15 to 30 minutes.
Class C: A stable trauma patient who may require surgical
intervention in the next 2 hours.
Class D: A stable trauma patient has arrived with minor
injuries and minimal probability of surgical intervention.
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