ABSTRACT
Mostmodern trauma centers have one ormore trauma resuscitationsuites (TRS) inornear theemergencydepartment (ED) andat least onededicated traumaoperating room(OR),which remains reserved for patients requiring emergency surgical intervention (1). This chapter describes the preparation and readiness requirements needed for both the TRS and the traumaOR in order to be fully capable of receiving andmanagingcritically injuredpatients. Inaddition, this chapter briefly summarizes the monitoring considerations important for transporting trauma patients from the TRS to the radiology department or to the OR (see also Volume 1, Chapter 7).
