IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 951 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
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 evi-
dence 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 con-
tinuum 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 im-
prove care for injured patients by setting standards of 
care, measuring risk-adjusted patient outcomes, pro-
moting best practices, and driving performance improve-
ment; 
Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma has focused con-
tinuously and collaboratively through a public health ap-
proach to prevent injuries, with major reductions in the 
risk of injury, particularly from motor vehicle collisions; 
Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the Con-
sultation/Verification Program in 1987 to assist hospitals 
in the evaluation and improvement of trauma care and 
provide objective, external review of institutional capabili-
ties and performance; 
Whereas the ACS Committee on Trauma created the Na-
tional 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 recommenda-
tions 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 insti-
tutional 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 de-
veloping a National Trauma and Emergency Prepared-
ness System that saves more lives from daily injury and 
mass casualty events by connecting local, State, and re-
gional trauma systems and informing best practice 
through standards and research: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the 100th anniversary of the American College of 
Surgeons Committee on Trauma and its significant con-
tributions to preventing injury and saving lives from in-
jury in the United States and around the globe. 
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