Aurora Shootings: Well-Orchestrated Emergency Response Saved Lives

Also notable at the Medical Center of Aurora was the trust the trauma surgeons had in the work-ups that were initially done by their emergency medicine colleagues. "The trauma surgeons went straight to the OR. That’s unusual – they usually do their own assessment. They put amazing trust in the emergency physician assessments," Dr. Lansville said. "We had three patients go to the OR in about 15 minutes. The quick work by the surgeons" was another facet of the response that helped keep patients alive."