May is the National Trauma Awareness Month and is a good opportunity to take a few extra steps to be mindful of safety, like making sure everyone in your vehicle fastens his/her seat belt. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of trauma related injuries, followed by falls, ATV crashes, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian injuries, and burns.
When it comes to car accidents, or other traumatic incidents, many people say: "that will never happen to me". However, accidents do happen. Most trauma patients usually go to the Emergency Room and then the Trauma team is notified.
In 2008, Forrest General Hospital Trauma Services saw about 2,800 trauma patients from the Hattiesburg area. Having a trauma center in Hattiesburg is important because patients can receive emergency care after a traumatic event instead of being transported to Jackson, MS.
The facility has Level II standing which means that the hospital must have board-certified physicians on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There are over then categories of specialties that are represented in the trauma team: anesthesia, emergency medicine, radiology, general/trauma surgeons, orthopedic, neurologic, obstetric/gynecologic, and oral/maxillofacial surgery.
If you know of someone who was involved in a traumatic accident and have questions about how to proceed, call Paul Snow 601-969-1977 with any questions that you may have or contact us online.
Information provided by Mississippi Accident Lawyer Paul Snow.
When it comes to car accidents, or other traumatic incidents, many people say: "that will never happen to me". However, accidents do happen. Most trauma patients usually go to the Emergency Room and then the Trauma team is notified.
In 2008, Forrest General Hospital Trauma Services saw about 2,800 trauma patients from the Hattiesburg area. Having a trauma center in Hattiesburg is important because patients can receive emergency care after a traumatic event instead of being transported to Jackson, MS.
The facility has Level II standing which means that the hospital must have board-certified physicians on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There are over then categories of specialties that are represented in the trauma team: anesthesia, emergency medicine, radiology, general/trauma surgeons, orthopedic, neurologic, obstetric/gynecologic, and oral/maxillofacial surgery.
If you know of someone who was involved in a traumatic accident and have questions about how to proceed, call Paul Snow 601-969-1977 with any questions that you may have or contact us online.
Information provided by Mississippi Accident Lawyer Paul Snow.
