Trauma

Life-Saving Care for Unexpected Injuries

When the unexpected happens, turn to Sanford Health. We offer trauma care across the Upper Midwest for life-threatening injuries. We care for patients of all ages through every stage of trauma.

Sanford AirMed is an air ambulance service that gets patients from the scene of an emergency or from a referring facility to the hospital quickly and safely.

Sanford Ambulance is a ground ambulance service able to transport patients from their home or referring facility to a emergency room.

Sanford Trauma Centers are ready to provide care to all injured patients. With surgical teams, specialists and advanced technology, we meet patient needs, no matter their age or the severity of their injuries.

Patients needing additional time on their journey toward recovery will benefit from Sanford Rehabilitation Services.

Your Trauma Team

You’ll find support and cutting-edge care from a compassionate team of nurses, doctors and providers.

Our comprehensive trauma team includes specialists in:

• Anesthesiology

• Blood bank services

• Critical care

• Emergency medicine

• Facial surgery

• Neurosurgery

• Orthopedic traumatology

• Plastic and reconstructive surgery

• Radiology

• Rehabilitation and therapy

• Specialized surgeries

• Trauma surgery and surgical critical care

Preventing Injuries Before They Happen

Sanford Health is proud to offer the Trauma Service Injury Prevention Program. We want to work with our communities to provide education and information to stay safe.

We promote and demonstrate safe behaviors in the communities we serve by:

• Collaborating at local, state and national levels to promote programs and policies that protect children and adults
• Educating our community partners and their staff on injury prevention topics
• Providing injury prevention education and resources to families within the hospital and in the community

Education

Sanford Health offers resources to teach the communities we serve about life-threatening situations. Some of those tools include:

• Advanced Trauma Life Support classes
• Trauma Grand Rounds quarterly education opportunities
• Annual Trauma Symposium
• Castle of Care Symposium: Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care

Email traumaservicessf@sanfordhealth.org to learn more about Sanford Health specific injury prevention programs, educational events or classes.

Clinical Trials

Clinical trials and studies can give you access to innovative treatments. The benefits extend past you, though. These trials can help researchers improve patient care and find cures for future generations. Search all clinical trials to find a trial open for enrollment and relevant to you.

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TAP Trial at Sanford Health

Bleeding out is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. Researchers at Sanford Health are participating in an international study to see if a blood clotting drug, given soon after arrival in the emergency department, can improve survival. The Trauma and Prothrombin Complex Concentrate or TAP Trial will evaluate the effectiveness of Kcentra, in addition to all standard care, in injured patients predicted to require a large volume blood transfusion.

Community members who do not want to participate can request a bracelet indicating this. If feasible, doctors will consent patients who fit the study criteria. If consent is not feasible, patients who fit the criteria will be automatically enrolled without their individual consent if they are not wearing an opt-out bracelet.

Learn more about the studies and how to opt out:

• Sanford Fargo TAP clinical trial
• Sanford Sioux Falls TAP clinical trial

Trauma Levels

Level I

• This trauma center is a comprehensive regional resource that is a tertiary care facility central to the trauma system.
• Visit Sioux Falls and Fargo for Adult Level I

Level II

• This trauma center is a regional resource that is able to care for injured patients.
• Visit Bismarck for Adult Level II
• Visit Sioux Falls and Fargo for Pediatric Level II