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Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to a patient’s progress and treatments from Lt. Col. (Dr.) Robert Stankewitz, a 455th EMDG staff physician, at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau) Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life
With the whirl of activity rushing around her and the advice of nearly 20 specialists being presented, it’s the job of Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams to decide the medical treatment to go forward with that could ultimately decide whether the patient lives or dies.
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