The Trauma/Emergency Surgery Service admits over 3,900 adult trauma patients with over 1,400 high-level trauma activations. Almost 90 percent of the trauma admissions are for blunt trauma. In addition to trauma, there are over 1,500 general surgical emergencies and a busy elective practice that includes laparoscopy and endoscopy. The Surgical Critical Care Service serves as a consultative service for critically ill patients from the division of general surgery and the department of surgery.