trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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He was flown to a trauma center and is expected to survive.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Of those injured, two adults were taken to two different trauma centers by air ambulance and one child was transported to a children’s hospital, according to Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The two other patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers in Toronto: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Two others were in critical condition and were airlifted to nearby trauma centers, Saindon said.
—NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Of those injured, two adults were taken to two different trauma centers by air ambulance and one child was transported to a children’s hospital, according to Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The two other patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers in Toronto: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Two others were in critical condition and were airlifted to nearby trauma centers, Saindon said.
—NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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