[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SENATE RESOLUTION 532--RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF 
  PREVENTING INJURY AND SAVING MORE LIVES FROM INJURY AROUND THE GLOBE

  Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 532

       Whereas traumatic injury is the most common cause of death 
     for individuals aged 1-45 years and the cause of nearly 
     200,000 deaths per year in the United States;
       Whereas 45,000,000 Americans live more than one hour away 
     from a Level I or Level II trauma center;
       Whereas trauma systems are designed to deliver optimal 
     trauma care for injured patients, informed by best evidence 
     and accessible to all injured patients, regardless of 
     circumstance;
       Whereas the Committee on Trauma was established by the 
     American College of Surgeons (ACS) in 1922 to develop and 
     implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure 
     optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma works to improve the 
     care of injured patients through activities in trauma system 
     evaluation, trauma center verification, trauma quality 
     improvement, and education;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma endeavors to improve 
     care for injured patients by setting standards of care, 
     measuring risk-adjusted patient outcomes, promoting best 
     practices, and driving performance improvement;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma has focused 
     continuously and collaboratively through a public health 
     approach to prevent injuries, with major reductions in the 
     risk of injury, particularly from motor vehicle collisions;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the 
     Consultation/Verification Program in 1987 to assist hospitals 
     in the evaluation and improvement of trauma care and provide 
     objective, external review of institutional capabilities and 
     performance;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the National 
     Trauma Data Bank, the largest aggregation of United States 
     trauma registries ever assembled, in 1989, to generate data 
     sets for expanding knowledge in trauma through research;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the Trauma 
     Systems Consultation Program in 1996 to review State and 
     regional trauma systems and provide recommendations for 
     system improvement and enhancement;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the Trauma 
     Quality Improvement Program in 2008 to elevate the quality of 
     care for trauma patients by collecting data from trauma 
     centers, providing feedback on performance compared to 
     national benchmarks, and identifying institutional 
     characteristics for optimal patient outcomes;
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma established the STOP 
     THE BLEED campaign in 2015 to prepare the public to save 
     lives by teaching people three quick actions to control 
     serious bleeding and save lives; and
       Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma is committed to 
     developing a National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness 
     System that saves more lives from daily injury and mass 
     casualty events by connecting local, State, and regional 
     trauma systems and informing best practice through standards 
     and research: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the 100th anniversary 
     of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and 
     its significant contributions to preventing injury and saving 
     lives from injury in the United States and around the globe.

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