trauma center

noun

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

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He was flown to a trauma center and is expected to survive. — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 Of those injured, two adults were taken to two different trauma centers by air ambulance and one child was transported to a children’s hospital, according to Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services. — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 The two other patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers in Toronto: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital. — Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025 Two others were in critical condition and were airlifted to nearby trauma centers, Saindon said. — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trauma center

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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

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