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NCRTAC Offers Member Project Grants

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The NCRTAC has $7,500 available to be awarded as project grants to NCRTAC EMS, hospitals and other member organizations. 

The grant funds can be used for any project that helps the NCRTAC meet its mission of reducing the death, disability and suffering that result from traumatic injuries and mass casualty events by providing a comprehensive and integrated system of regional prevention and trauma care resources throughout the continuum of care. Priority will be given to projects that are a collaborative effort by one or more organizations and those that have a regional impact.

Download the application HERE. Applications are due May 23.

​NCRTAC Offers a Catalog of Injury Prevention Products Available to Members

Looking for Injury Prevention displays or give-away products for your next open house, health fair or community event? Check out this catalog of items available from the NCRTAC. Please contact the RTAC Coordinator at michael.fraley@NCRTAC-WI.org to check out items. 

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WI Trauma Report: 2023 Year in Review

The purpose of this report is to inform key partners, including the Wisconsin public, on the trends of traumatic injury throughout Wisconsin. For more information on this report, or to request Wisconsin Trauma Registry data, contact the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Trauma Team. All data for this report is from Wisconsin’s Trauma Registry and meets the Trauma Registry Inclusion Criteria as found in the Wisconsin State Trauma Registry Data Dictionary. Only hospitals with trauma level classifications are required to submit data to Wisconsin’s Trauma Registry.

Please view the Wisconsin Trauma Report: 2023 Year in Review HERE.

2022 EMS and Falls in WI Report

The purpose of this report is to inform key partners, including the Wisconsin public, on the trends of falls seen by EMS throughout Wisconsin. Data in this report are from both the Wisconsin Ambulance Run Data System (WARDS) and the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). All EMS Services and Fire Services report into these systems. For questions related to the 2022 EMS and Falls in Wisconsin report, please reach out to dhsemssmail@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Please view the 2022 EMS and Falls in Wisconsin Report HERE.

​NCRTAC Approves updated Bylaws

NCRTAC Approves updated Position Statement on the use of helicopters in EMS.

​NCRTAC updates Radiology Position Statement

At the July 2022 general membership meeting, the NCRTAC voted to approve an updated version of the Position Statement on Radiologic Studies Before Transfer of Critically Injured Patients. The statement has also been endorsed by the trauma medical directors at each of the Level II Trauma Centers in the region.

​​​​​​​​Additional Resources Available for Stop the Bleed Courses

The RTAC recently purchased individual hemorrhage control kits to give away with each class taught. We also have money available to offer modest stipends to instructors if they are not being paid by their employer or other sponsor. Contact Michael.Fraley@NCRTAC-WI.org for more details.