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.
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Cast & Crew.
Linda Sorensen
Elizabeth Scanlan
Philip Akin
Sam Hooker
Scott Hylands
Dr. 'Tex' Goodnight
Linda Callow
Nurse
Leslie Carlson
Elton Bates
William Conrad
Dr. R Adams Cowley
Lawrence Dane
Dr. Jordan Tracy
Ron Nigrini
Intern Ladd
Kerrie Keane
Jill Jackson
Jim Chad
John Grady
Eric Till
Director
Beau Starr
Gene Kowalski
Ken Pogue
Governor
Jon Franklin
Writer
Chris Wiggins
Dr. McCall
Alan Doelp
Writer
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.