A statewide trauma system will make the delivery of trauma care cost effective, reduce the incidence of inappropriate or inadequate trauma care, prevent unnecessary suffering and reduce the personal and societal burden resulting from trauma. The goals and objectives of a trauma care system include:

• Providing optimal care for the trauma victim;
• Preventing unnecessary death and disability from trauma and emergency illness; and
• Conducting trauma prevention activities to decrease the incidence of trauma.

The statewide trauma system is divided into a State Trauma Care Committee (STCC) and three regions (Western RTAC, Central RTAC and Eastern RTAC), each with a regional committee.