trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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The patient’s condition required rescuers to hoist and carry them down to a helicopter waiting to fly them to a trauma center for treatment, the agency said.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Las Cruces Fire Chief Michael Daniels said seven patients were treated at the scene, including two who died, and 11 others were sent to three local hospitals or to University Medical Center of El Paso, the regional trauma center.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Garcia/The Albuquerque Journal via AP Gunshot victims were sent to all three local hospitals, as well as to the University Medical Center of El Paso, the regional trauma center, according to police and hospital officials.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Two people were taken to nearby trauma centers in critical condition.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Las Cruces Fire Chief Michael Daniels said seven patients were treated at the scene, including two who died, and 11 others were sent to three local hospitals or to University Medical Center of El Paso, the regional trauma center.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Garcia/The Albuquerque Journal via AP Gunshot victims were sent to all three local hospitals, as well as to the University Medical Center of El Paso, the regional trauma center, according to police and hospital officials.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Two people were taken to nearby trauma centers in critical condition.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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