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The story behind Shock Trauma Lifesavers

Posted at 5:00 AM, Sep 28, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-28 07:21:22-04

The best is what they are -- trained, skilled, and composed. They handle multiple patients at any given notice and keep people from the brink of death.

It's what they signed up to do -- but it can also be draining.

And in Baltimore -- a place where 22 were shot in just one weekend-- the routine of violence can take its toll.

You've watched the doctor dramas on TV -- but R Adams Shock Trauma in Baltimore houses the real-life physicians and nurses helping some of the most critically-ill and injured patients.

Reporter Mallory Sofastaii has more on the behind-the-scenes work that helps them be their best in the most critical situations Wednesday on ABC2 News at 11.