Idaho § 46-915 - IDAHO TIME SENSITIVE EMERGENCY SYSTEM - CREATION and definitions

§ 46-915. IDAHO TIME SENSITIVE EMERGENCY SYSTEM - CREATION and definitions

(1) There is hereby created a voluntary time sensitive emergency system within the division.

(2) As used in sections 46-914 through 46-922 , Idaho Code:

(a) "Confidential information" means information that may identify a patient, health care facility, or health care practitioner.

(b) "Contractor" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity performing TSE registry services under a contractual agreement with the division.

(c) "Council" means the Idaho time sensitive emergency system council.

(d) "De-identified information" means records and information contained in the TSE registry, including compilations and analyses thereof, that do not contain information that might identify a patient, health care facility, or health care practitioner.

(e) "Heart attack" means a STEMI, which is a common name for an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a more precise description of a type of heart attack that is caused by a prolonged period of blocked blood supply that affects a large area of the heart and has a substantial risk of death and disability calling for a quick response.

(f) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in 42 CFR.

(g) "Stroke" means an interruption of blood flow to the brain causing paralysis, slurred speech, or altered brain function usually caused by a blockage in a blood vessel that carries blood to the brain (ischemic stroke) or by a blood vessel bursting (hemorrhagic).

(h) "Trauma" means the result of an act or event that damages, harms, or hurts a human being resulting in intentional or unintentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to mechanical, thermal, electrical, or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen.

(i) "TSE" means a time sensitive emergency, specifically trauma, stroke, or heart attack.

(j) "TSE registry" means the population-based data system that provides ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information related to trauma, stroke, and heart attack for system improvement, prevention, and research activities. Elements in the registry shall describe the nature and scope of the injury, illness, or health condition and identify the incidence and prevalence of traumatic injury, illness or health condition, severity of injury, performance of out-of-hospital and hospital emergency medical systems, patient outcomes, and the impact of trauma, stroke, and heart attack on the health care system.

(k) "TSE system" means the organized approach to treating injured patients that establishes and promotes standards for patient transportation, equipment, and information analysis for effective and coordinated TSE care. TSE systems represent a continuum of care that is fully integrated into the emergency medical services system and is a coordinated effort between out-of-hospital and hospital providers with the close cooperation of medical specialists in each phase of care. The focus is on prevention, coordination of acute care, and aggressive rehabilitation. Systems are designed to be inclusive of all patients with a TSE requiring acute care facilities, striving to meet the needs of the patient, regardless of the severity of injury, geographic location, or population density. A TSE system seeks to prevent injuries from happening and the reduction of death and disability when it does happen.