false 2434553 3 This book tells of the origin of the trauma system in our country today. It is a must read of everyone still, since trauma centers are closing annually. This book makes clear why we still need trauma centers. The Shock Trauma Center, in Baltimore, Maryland, is an amazing place with heroic people, performing a job that is beyond our grasp to to understand, nor deal with. The book stands up well to the passage of time. R Adams Cowley is the father of the US shock trauma system, and he founded shock trauma MD. 2441741 1980 Shock-Trauma total:4|5:2|4:1|3:1| 4 17 7 0 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 05:18:12 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 05:18:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 04:03:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 04:03:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 20:46:51 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:46:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 05 10:41:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 10:41:12 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Apr 25 12:49:43 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:49:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 27 21:25:59 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 21:25:59 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Nov 02 20:13:38 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 20:13:38 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2434553