Every year more than 33 million people are admitted to emergency rooms and 创伤中心 nationwide 为 injuries such as gunshot wounds and injuries caused by car accidents, according to the Centers 为 Disease Control and Prevention.
Sutter’s emergency and trauma care teams not only treat patients like these, but hold community outreach and education events to help prevent traumatic injuries and death.
创伤通常影响年轻人, and can have a devastating long-term effect on the lives and careers of both patients and their loved ones. The financial cost of trauma care in the United States registers in the billions, but the emotional costs are immeasurable.