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 driver was transported to an area trauma center, police said.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
He was shot in the head in 2016 and rushed to the same trauma center.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The injured man was in stable condition Monday afternoon and was expected to survive after being rushed by ambulance to a trauma center.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
He was shot in the head in 2016 and rushed to the same trauma center.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The injured man was in stable condition Monday afternoon and was expected to survive after being rushed by ambulance to a trauma center.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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