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Trauma Services Department - (951) 486-4962
Location: First Floor
Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Riverside County Regional Medical Center (RCRMC) is a Regional Trauma Center serving both the Adult and Pediatric trauma population with helipad access located directly adjacent to the Emergency Department Trauma bay. Trauma Services at RCRMC specializes in evaluating and treating the most seriously injured trauma victims and admits on average, 1,800 trauma patients annually. Most trauma patients are victims of blunt trauma (80%), with most being motor vehicle related. The remaining 20% of patients are injured from penetrating or other trauma related types of injuries or accidents. Faculty and core staff are experienced in care of the patient with single or multi-system trauma. In addition, RCRMC Trauma Surgeons have experience in general and laparoscopic surgery.
Trauma research / data
The Trauma Services department is involved in supporting research activities to physicians and residents by providing data on trauma patients for research studies, performance improvement, and other trauma related requests.
Injury Prevention/Safety
Injury Prevention is a key component of our trauma program. RCRMC is dedicated to working collaboratively with multiple agencies and pooling resources, all with the goal of breaking the cycle of trauma. Our Community outreach programs provide us with the ability to educate our community through the following programs:
 Every 15 Minutes Program
This outreach event is a two-day multi-agency collaborative effort that focuses on high school juniors and seniors. The goal is to challenge teens to think about drinking, driving and personal safety. Remember, every 15 minutes a teenager is killed in an auto accident involving drinking and driving.
Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Process
In 2009, 23% of our trauma patients were injured due to motor vehicle collisions, many of which involved someone who was drinking and driving. As a designated trauma center, RCRMC utilizes the SBIRT process to raise the awareness of our trauma patients who are admitted with a trauma, and have a positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Level.
Falls Precautions
In 2009, 31% of trauma patients were admitted as a result of an injury from a fall. RCRMC has developed an information brochure on "How to Prevent Falls in the Home." The program is being developed to include all age groups by providing education about simple ways to take care of your health and prevents falls.
INJURY PREVENTION BROCHURES
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