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UAB Hospital re-verified as American College of Surgeons Level I trauma center

UAB Medicine became a verified Level I trauma center in 1999 and has maintained Level I verification status continuously since that time. “We are proud to have consistently been verified by the ...
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A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury

This study was supported by Contract No. W81XWH-15-C-0045 with the U.S. Department of Defense, Contract No. HSHQDC-15-C-00080 with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Contract No.
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Children treated at trauma centers with highest pediatric readiness less likely to die, study shows

Children initially treated at trauma centers with the highest level of preparedness to care for children, called pediatric readiness, are significantly less likely to die than those initially treated ...

When Stitches Act Like Saws: Florida Surgeons Publish New Strategy for Severe Muscle Injuries

Plastic Surgery Trauma Associates announces publication in PRS Global Open of a scaffold-based repair technique developed for severe muscle injuries where stitches may cut through damaged tissue ...