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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.
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