Every year more than 33 million people are admitted to emergency rooms and trauma centers nationwide for injuries such as gunshot wounds and injuries caused by car accidents, according to the Centers for 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.
Trauma generally impacts young adults, 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.