Which hospital would be contacted for pediatric trauma center criteria?

• A. Sharp Memorial
• B. UCSD
• C. Rady Children's Hospital
• D. Scripps Memorial

Answer: (A)

In pediatric trauma, you use a designated pediatric trauma center as the go-to hub for evaluating and coordinating care. The hospital you contact for pediatric trauma center criteria is Sharp Memorial because this protocol designates Sharp Memorial as the regional pediatric trauma center. When you suspect pediatric trauma, contacting this center ensures you get specialized pediatric trauma assessment, activation of the pediatric trauma team if criteria are met, and coordinated transfer if higher-level pediatric care is needed. The other hospitals listed either do not hold the pediatric trauma center designation in this system or are primarily adult centers, so they aren’t the correct point of contact for confirming pediatric trauma criteria.