Allegheny General Hospital’s Shock Trauma Unit is one of 38 in Pennsylvania providing extensive care to critically ill and injured patients. Since its establishment in 1979, the trauma unit and its specialized medical services and resources have been helping the...
Along with emergency medical services and hospital emergency rooms, hospital trauma centers are an important part of Pennsylvania’s emergency care system. Patients suffering the most severe, life-threatening injuries, such as car crashes, are taken to hospital trauma...
Life is full of unexpected events: both happy ones, like the birth of a baby, and, unfortunately, tragic ones too. Hospitals have designated “units”—areas with specialized medical experts, staff, and equipment—ready to help. When the unthinkable happens,...
Trauma is one of the five leading causes of death for people ages 1 to 44. Trauma includes any life-threatening and critical injury caused by force—often the result of a motor vehicle accident, gunshot, fall, fire/burn, or assault. Trauma centers are usually located...