R Adams Cowley

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title: R Adams Cowley
text: R Adams Cowley was an American surgeon considered a pioneer in emergency medicine and the treatment of shock trauma. Called the "Father of Trauma Medicine", he was the founder of the United States' first trauma center at the University of Maryland in 1958, after the United States Army awarded him $100,000 to study shock in people—the first award of its kind in the United States. The trauma unit at first consisted of two beds, and was later expanded to four beds. Many people called the four-bed u
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description: American surgeon (1917–1991)
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date created: 2007-06-23T23:53:10Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T08:21:25Z
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