,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cedh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xii of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to expand 
the definition of trauma to include     
thermal1 electrical1 chemical1          
radioactive1 and other extrinsic agents4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,improving ,trauma ,care   
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,trauma definition  
,paragraph 7#d7 of section #abca of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#ca7 is amended to read
 as follows3  7#d7 ,trauma ,the term    
trauma means an injury resulting from   
exposure to--  7,a7 a mechanical force2 
or  7,b7 another extrinsic agent1       
including an extrinsic agent that is    
thermal1 electrical1 chemical1 or       
radioactive4  4