Lack of trauma care in rural American hospitals puts gunshot victims at risk

As gun violence increases, a lack of trauma care in rural America puts millions at risk A crash course in treating trauma patients at smaller hospitals aims to save lives. NBC News

Gun violence in America is increasing, not only on crowded city streets, but in small towns in remote parts of the country that lack resources to save people from life-threatening gunshot wounds. ...

For more than a decade, the Rural Trauma Team Development Course developed by the American College of Surgeons has helped rural hospitals buy lifesaving time for people shot far from a major trauma center.

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