trauma center

noun

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

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Waukesha Police and Fire Department personnel provided lifesaving care to the man and transported him to a trauma center. Investigators, led by the City of Waukesha Major Crash Investigative Team, were able to identify a vehicle of interest and eventually make an arrest, police said. Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 Though airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson South’s trauma center, Johvan Taylor died at the hospital. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025 The real-time format is excellently applied in creating the immediacy and, more than that, the simultaneity of a busy trauma center. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025 He was treated at the scene and has since been taken to a trauma center for advanced treatment. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trauma center 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trauma center was in 1973

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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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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