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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

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. 

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; 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the 100th anni2 versary of the American College of Surgeons Committee 

3 on Trauma and its significant contributions to preventing 

4 injury and saving lives from injury in the United States 

5 and around the globe. 

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