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Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center
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The Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center is a Commonwealth of Virginia Level II Trauma Center providing comprehensive trauma care to patients with life-threatening injuries. Injuries occur from many mechanisms including motor vehicle crashes, motorcyle crashes, falls, pedestrian injuries, bicycle crashes, and sport injuries as well as from penetrating injuries such as gunshot wounds and stab wounds. Outcomes from traumatic injuries have been shown to be improved when those who are injured are cared for in designated trauma centers. It is estimated that 1,000 trauma patients per year will be served by Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center. The trauma center is staffed by in-hospital trauma surgeons who are available 24/7 for immediate care. Trauma care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team to include the coordinated care of members of the Trauma team, to include Emergency Services, Radiology, Operating Rooms, Surgical Intensive Care Units, Laboratory, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine Services, and full-service provided by Surgical sub-specialists and other medical disciplines. Most patients are admitted to the hospital and 20% of these have suffered complex life threatening injuries. At the present time, severely injured children under the age of 15, amputations needing reimplantation and patients who suffer significant burns are first stabilized at our trauma center and then sent to specialized centers. Partnerships in pre-hospital trauma care with Rappahannock EMS (REMS), aero-medical companies, and with state and local law enforcement and fire and safety agencies provide the infrastructure for the trauma center. Injured patients are closely followed throughout their hospitalization and rehabilitation period until they return to work or home. The Mary Washington Surgical Specialists Surgeons clinic in the Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza on the Mary Washington campus sees all outpatient trauma patients after hospitalization and coordinates other surgical subspecialty outpatient care. Injury Prevention is a vital component of our trauma center. Education programs include traffic safety initiatives such as occupant protection, safe driving practices and child passenger safety. In addition we encourage the utilization of helmets when on skateboards, bicycles or motorcycles and the safe use of ATV's. The number one cause of lives lost during productive years is injury, and an enormous number of people are disabled, imposing a huge financial and social burden on society. For more information, please contact Trauma Services office at 540.741.2855 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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