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From car accidents , burns and gunshot wounds to rural and agricultural accidents and falls , the specialized trauma teams at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple and Round Rock ,* TX , treat up to 13,000 injured patients each year . Referrals also come from other hospitals in the state that seek the kind of high level or tertiary care for patients that only Scott & White can provide .
s a Level I trauma center in Temple , we ’ re equipped for any type of emergency , from major
“ A gunshot wounds to major accidents ,” says trauma surgeon Ed Childs , MD , director of Scott
& White Healthcare ’ s Division of Trauma , Critical and Acute Care Surgery . “ There ’ s never a dull moment . The nature of some injuries can be unpredictable , sometimes hair-raising . There ’ s always something new .”
His description reveals one of the reasons why many medical residents seek a rotation at Scott & White ’ s Trauma Center : the variety of cases seen and the opportunities to learn at a major trauma center . On any given day , the trauma team will assemble multiple times , each time providing a high level of expertise pertinent to each patient ’ s injury . The ability to think and act quickly is vital .
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