trauma center

noun

Definition of trauma center

: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries

Examples of trauma center in a Sentence

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Patient has been extricated and flow to trauma center by HC2 at 4:13 pm. — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Teen in California gets trapped beneath boulder, arm partially severed, report says," 18 July 2018 The wounded officer was in good spirits Sunday night, according to a police officers' union, whose president visited the trauma center with other officials, the union tweeted, according to the newspaper. — Fox News, "Police: Suspect dead, officer wounded in Baltimore shootout," 24 Sep. 2018 The man was rolled through another set of doors into the trauma center’s red room, meant for those in life-threatening situations. — Jill Langlois, latimes.com, "In Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, one trauma center has become known as the war hospital," 23 Mar. 2018 BAMC and University Hospital have the only Level 1 trauma centers in San Antonio and serve a 22-county region in Southwest Texas with a population of more than 2.2 million. — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, "University Hospital trauma cases on the rise," 29 May 2018 But the 71-year-old Sun City West resident, who had been puttering by a church on her way to the drugstore, died of massive organ injury and internal bleeding at a Level 1 trauma center less than two hours later. — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, "Sheriff's Office blamed in golf-cart death of Sun City West woman," 19 Mar. 2018 Brown suffered serious bodily injury during the assault and had to be airlifted to a trauma center for treatment, the Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post seeking information from the public about the suspects. — David Caraccio, sacbee, "Video shows man in violent bar fight while holding his 4-year-old daughter," 6 Mar. 2018 Herbert Meisler was recognized Friday by the USA board of trustees for a $5 million donation that will be applied to a $9 million to $12 million expansion of the USA trauma center. — John Sharp, AL.com, "'Transformative' USA trauma center project in Mobile bolstered by $5 million gift," 2 Mar. 2018 The man had to be pulled from his vehicle and was taken to a trauma center, Phoenix fire Capt. — Brieanna J Frank, azcentral, "Phoenix FD: 78-year-old man critically injured in crash," 27 May 2018

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