trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Their best includes determining where to send troopers and first responders to help the wounded and get them to the nearest trauma center.
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Reg Chapman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He was then transported to a trauma center in critical condition.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Paramedics responded to the track twice, taking a total of three people to the trauma center at Jackson South Medical Center, the agency said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
One child was critically injured and was taken to a trauma center by helicopter.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Reg Chapman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He was then transported to a trauma center in critical condition.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Paramedics responded to the track twice, taking a total of three people to the trauma center at Jackson South Medical Center, the agency said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
One child was critically injured and was taken to a trauma center by helicopter.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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