[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
        Isakson):
  S. 2405. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act 
to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes; to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I am pleased to introduce the Trauma 
Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act along 
with Senators Kirk, Murray, and Isakson, and also the Improving Trauma 
Care Act, which includes burn injuries in the definition of trauma.
  These two bills, S. 2405 and S. 2406, build on my previous efforts to 
improve trauma care, which is an essential component of our care 
system. Timely and effective trauma care is critical to ensuring 
lifesaving interventions for those who have serious unintentional 
injuries. Such injuries are the leading cause of death for children and 
adults under 44, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, CDC.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle toward expeditious passage of these bills.
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