Florida had a legal definition of trauma, and when a "Trauma Alert" was declared, that person must be evacuated to the Level 1 or Level 2 Trauma Center, or Specialized Trauma Center (i.e. burn unit, etc.). Is this common terminology, and/or practice throughout the U.S.?

They had a pretty simple system for determining a "Trauma Alert", they had 2 columns red and blue on a card. If a patient had 1 from the red column, they were automatically a "Trauma Alert". If they had nothing from the red column, but had at least 2 from the Blue column, they were a "Trauma Alert". A paramedic could call "Trauma Alert" under Paramedic Intuition. Normally the reason for the "Trauma Alert" was called over the radio (1 Red or 2 Blue).

Holmes Region Medical Center - Melbourne, FL Medevac Alert Criteria