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noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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First responders took him to a trauma center in Delray Beach with serious injuries.
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Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
The woman was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and transferred to the trauma center at Rhode Island Hospital for a higher level of care, officials said.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
Grubbs called for medical assistance, and Blasingame was taken to the trauma center at Grady Memorial Hospital.
—Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022
The trauma center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center closed to new patients for more than two hours Monday, a department spokesperson said.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
The woman was transported to a local trauma center after being loaded into an ambulance.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2022
The bureau said on Twitter that both patients were airlifted to a local trauma center after they were hoisted from the vehicle.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
Three adults were also on the plane and were assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to a local trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries.
—Drew Dawson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
The medical center in Corryville, the region’s only adult Level 1 trauma center, continued to take trauma, burn, and stroke patients, a UC Health spokeswoman said.
—The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2022
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Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
The woman was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and transferred to the trauma center at Rhode Island Hospital for a higher level of care, officials said.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
Grubbs called for medical assistance, and Blasingame was taken to the trauma center at Grady Memorial Hospital.
—Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022
The trauma center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center closed to new patients for more than two hours Monday, a department spokesperson said.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
The woman was transported to a local trauma center after being loaded into an ambulance.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2022
The bureau said on Twitter that both patients were airlifted to a local trauma center after they were hoisted from the vehicle.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
Three adults were also on the plane and were assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to a local trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries.
—Drew Dawson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
The medical center in Corryville, the region’s only adult Level 1 trauma center, continued to take trauma, burn, and stroke patients, a UC Health spokeswoman said.
—The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 29 Jan. 2023.
Medical Definition
trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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