Special to Medical Journal – Houston By TED SHAW, President/CEO, Texas Hospital Association From car crashes, falls, assaults or accidents, traumatic injuries can take many forms. When a traumatic injury occurs, trauma care is needed quickly. And when a large-scale natural or manmade disaster occurs, the entire trauma care system is needed. This was never clearer than when Hurricane Harvey struck Texas’ Gulf Coast in August 2017. In the parlance of emergency preparedness professionals, a...