Medical Examiner - Our Mission
The Division investigates all violent, suspicious, unnatural and unattended deaths. In addition, toxicology testing for drugs and poisons is performed for police and health departments.
Trauma Services - Our Mission
The mission of Broward County Trauma Services is to assure that quality, comprehensive, countywide trauma medical care and patient transportation are provided to residents and visitors in Broward County. That's a big job. The Trauma Services staff works with hospitals as well as local, state and federal agencies to provide coordination, monitoring and/or management of the trauma system, This includes:
system-wide quality assurance programs
Broward County Trauma Plan maintenance
pre-hospital trauma care
assistance with hospital trauma center certification
air transportation of patients
trauma triage and transport protocols
gathering and reporting of trauma date
For emergency and non-emergency transport providers, the staff also monitors, license and/or regulates:
basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS)
non-emergency medical transportation
transport vehicle inspections