Definition of trauma center
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Rushed to a hospital, the 24-year-old nursing student was transferred to a trauma center; her injuries to the face would require surgery.
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Both were treated at a Baltimore shock trauma center.
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The 16-year-old was taken to a local hospital, and he likely will be flown to a trauma center.
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The man was critically injured and taken to another hospital with a trauma center.
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The man was critically injured and taken to another hospital with a trauma center.
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Advocate also operates other Chicago-area Level 1 trauma centers, including at its Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and and at Illinois Masonic in Chicago.
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Michael Reese Hospital in Bronzeville closed its adult trauma center in the early 1990s.
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Among those injured, three people suffered critical injuries and were taken to a Toronto trauma center, officials said.
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First Known Use of trauma center
1973
TRAUMA CENTER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of trauma center for English Language Learners
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: a part of a hospital that is specially prepared to perform emergency surgery on people with severe injuries
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trauma center
medical Definition of trauma center
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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