trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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On icy roads, Lynch was taken by ambulance to the closest Level 1 trauma center, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted a study from 2019-2021 at several trauma centers and medical examiner offices involving drivers who were seriously injured or killed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Those hurt were taken to a nearby trauma center by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue — one in stable condition, the other critical — where the latter died of his injuries.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Emergency crews were dispatched and the bicyclist was transported to a trauma center, where he was pronounced dead.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted a study from 2019-2021 at several trauma centers and medical examiner offices involving drivers who were seriously injured or killed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Those hurt were taken to a nearby trauma center by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue — one in stable condition, the other critical — where the latter died of his injuries.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Emergency crews were dispatched and the bicyclist was transported to a trauma center, where he was pronounced dead.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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