,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,reed introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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 #bjad4  #b4  ,trauma definition 
7a7  ,revised definition under trauma   
systems grants programs  ,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  7b7  ,revised          
definition under interagency program for
 trauma research  ,paragraph 7#c7 of    
section #abfa7;h7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#cjj;d-#fa7;h77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#c7 ,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