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RESOLUTION N0. 87- 39 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Carmen and Council A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TRAUMA GUIDELINES AS PROPOSED BY THE TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. WHEREAS, scientific data has not been presented to support the guidelines which advocate the mandatory by-pass of hospitals in the Cuyahoga County area and these arbitrary guidelines would result in actions which would be deleterious to the patient and lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality; and WHEREAS, hospitals known as "trauma centers" are recognized by the Ohio College of Surgeons as having met that body's criteria; however, the criteria permits staffing by residents who are students in training who are not board eligible or board certified in an appropriate medical specialty and often work as many as thirty six (36) hours straight which often results in impaired judgment; and WHEREAS, on-line medical direction is optimal for patient care over arbitrary guidelines whereby each patient disposition may be directed by the physician on a case-by-case basis as documented in the county protocals; and WHEREAS, while the problems of local liability are lightly addressed by the academy there is great concern by Cuyahoga County's chief executives over the ramifications of placing rescue squad personnel in a "no win" situation with regard to decision-making; and WHEREAS, the history of our local communities shows nothing but positive efforts to purchase equipment and train personnel to provide the best care possible and the quickest response to those in need of rescue squad services; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. The Mayor and Council of Mayfield Village, Ohio, do hereby express their opposition to the trauma guidelines as proposed by the Trauma and Emergency Committee of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine. Section 2. The Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Trauma and Emergency Committee of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine and to the Clerks of Council for all municipalities who are members of the Cuyahoga County Mayor's and City Manager's Association. Section 3. That the Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council relating to the adoption of this Resolution have been taken at open meetings of this Council; and that deliberations of this Council and of its committees, resulting in such formal action, took place in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all statutory requirements including the requirements