Kettering forms emergency surgical team

Kettering Health Network has established a surgical emergency response team to provide surgical care at the scene of accidents.

Hospital officials said the team is the first of its kind in the Dayton area and will be composed of a surgeon, physician assistant, surgical technician, and other hospital staff.

The team, part of Kettering Medical Center’s Level II trauma center, will perform surgeries in situations were someone is trapped in their car after a crash and requires emergency amputation, for example.

The team will hold a demonstration at 1 p.m. today at the Fuyao Glass America plant in Moraine.

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