Shock-Trauma (1982)
1h 38m
Running Time
October 27, 1982Release Date
Plot.
Dr. R. Adams Cowley, the Baltimore physician who pioneered medicine's first shocktrauma unit, fights hospital bureaucracy to gain recognition for his center.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
William Conrad
Dr. R. Adams Cowley
Scott Hylands
Dr. 'Tex' Goodnight
Linda Sorensen
Elizabeth Scanlan
Lawrence Dane
Dr. Jordan Tracy
Kerrie Keane
Jill Jackson
Ron Nigrini
Intern Ladd
Beau Starr
Gene Kowalski
Gairey Richardson
Paramedic Jones
Ken Pogue
Governor
Chris Wiggins
Dr. McCall
Leslie Carlson
Elton Bates
Brenda Bazinet
Carol Grady
Philip Akin
Sam Hooker
James Barron
Frank Grady
Murray Westgate
Police Superintendent Grier
Patricia Idlette
Nurse Malcolm
Andrew Martin Thomson
Dr. Silverthorn
Barbara Williams
Nurse Andrea Davidson
Linda Callow
Nurse
Jim Chad
John Grady
Alan Doelp
Writer
Eric Robertson
Music
Zale Magder
Director of Photography
Gary L. Smith
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Shocktrauma is a 1982 television film produced in Canada and syndicated nationally in the United States by sponsor General Foods. The screenplay by Stephen Kandel is based on the book by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp, which details the true story of the first trauma center in America, founded in Baltimore, Maryland. It was directed by Eric Till.
Dick Atkins and Michael Lepiner were the executive producers, with Christopher Dalton and Wayne Fenske as producers. The production stars William Conrad as Dr. R Adams Cowley, the heart surgeon who pioneered trauma care. The film's score was composed by Eric Robertson.