By Paul Wilcoxen

The Southern Illinoisan

CARTERVILLE, Ill. — Southern Illinois Healthcare’s annual Trauma and Critical Care Symposium brought more than 200 providers together Thursday at Walker’s Bluff Casino & Resort.

The event highlighted advances in lifesaving treatment while also showcasing the continued growth of the region’s trauma care system.

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Dr. Roy Danks, medical director of trauma and acute care surgery at SIH, said the symposium is designed to bring every level of emergency medicine into the conversation, from first responders to operating room staff.

“This is a course that’s meant for everybody that’s involved in trauma care in Southern Illinois, from the EMT first respond

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