Often traumatic injuries result from motor vehicle collisions where multiple victims are present and two or more EMS agencies (ground or air) may respond to the scene. Collaboration between these providers in a team approach is essential to provide emergency treatment that does not compromise patient care or cause delays in patient transport to a trauma facility. All prehospital providers based in Hillsborough County must follow the Uniform Trauma Transport Protocol (UTTP) ( PDF, 492KB ) . This legal document outlines the actual procedures that each EMS provider follows for the dispatch of vehicles, assessment of the extent and severity of injuries of trauma patients and determination of the destination (facility) to which trauma alert patients are transported. There are four advanced life support ground EMS providers, four basic life support EMS agencies and two helicopter services providing transport services within Hillsborough County.