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North Region EMS and Trauma Care Council Mission Statement
The North Region Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council (North Region EMS) continues to inform the community that *Trauma* is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of one and forty-four. We believe that trauma deaths are avoidable. Nationally, for every one thousand dollars spent to care for injury, less than two dollars is spent on injury prevention and research. Statistics have shown that trauma deaths are greatly reduced when an organized trauma system is in place. A successful trauma system is more than a vision and commitment from EMS agencies and health care facilities acting as a trauma service, it's a commitment from all of us. Since 1990, Washington State has developed one of the more comprehensive statewide EMS and trauma systems in the country. The development of this system shows Washington State's commitment to addressing EMS and trauma issues. The State feels that it is in the best interest of the public to establish an efficient and well-coordinated statewide EMS and trauma care system. North Region EMS endorses this commitment and provides the following mission statement to help guide and reinforce its work: The mission of North Region EMS is to promote a coordinated region-wide system. The System shall provide quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective emergency medical and trauma care to individuals in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties.

North Region EMS and Trauma Care Council Mission Statement

   The North Region Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council (North Region EMS) continues to inform the community that Trauma is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of one and forty-four. We believe that trauma deaths are avoidable. Nationally, for every one thousand dollars spent to care for injury, less than two dollars is spent on injury prevention and research. Statistics have shown that trauma deaths are greatly reduced when an organized trauma system is in place. A successful trauma system is more than a vision and commitment from EMS agencies and health care facilities acting as a trauma service, it's a commitment from all of us.
   Since 1990, Washington State has developed one of the more comprehensive statewide EMS and trauma systems in the country. The development of this system shows Washington State's commitment to addressing EMS and trauma issues. The State feels that it is in the best interest of the public to establish an efficient and well-coordinated statewide EMS and trauma care system.
   North Region EMS endorses this commitment and provides the following mission statement to help guide and reinforce its work:

The mission of North Region EMS is to promote a coordinated region-wide system.
The System shall provide quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective emergency medical and trauma care to individuals in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties.