,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbb,mr4    
,boozman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ajj?        
anniv]s>y ( ! ,am]ican ,college (       
,surgeons ,committee on ,trauma & !     
importance ( prev5t+ injury & sav+ m    
lives f injury ar\nd ! globe4  ,:]eas   
traumatic injury is ! mo/ common cause (
 dea? = individuals ag$ #a-de ye>s & !  
cause ( ne>ly #bjj1jjj dea?s p] ye> 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas #de1jjj1jjj       
,am]icans live m ?an "o h\r away f a    
,level ,i or ,level ,,ii trauma c5t]2   
,:]eas trauma sy/ems are design$ to     
deliv] optimal trauma c>e = injur$      
pati5ts1 in=m$ by be/ evid5ce &         
accessible to all injur$ pati5ts1       
reg>dless ( circum/ance2 ,:]eas !       
,committee on ,trauma 0 e/abli%$ by !   
,am]ican ,college ( ,surgeons 7,,acs7 9 
#aibb to develop & implem5t programs t  

support injury prev5tion & ensure       
optimal pati5t outcomes across !        
cont9uum ( c>e2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs          
,committee on ,trauma works to improve !
 c>e ( injur$ pati5ts ?r\gh activities 9
 trauma sy/em evaluation1 trauma c5t]   
v]ification1 trauma quality improvem5t1 
& education2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs ,committee  
on ,trauma endeavors to improve c>e =   
injur$ pati5ts by sett+ /&>ds ( c>e1    
measur+ risk-adju/$ pati5t outcomes1    
promot+ be/ practices1 & driv+ p]=mance 
improvem5t2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs ,committee on
 ,trauma has focus$ cont9u\sly &        
collaboratively ?r\gh a public heal?    
approa* to prev5t injuries1 ) major     
r$uctions 9 ! risk ( injury1 p>ticul>ly 
f motor vehicle collisions2 ,:]eas !    
,,acs ,committee on ,trauma creat$ !    
,consultation_/,v]ification ,program 9  
#aihg to assi/ hospitals 9 ! evaluation 
& improvem5t ( trauma c>e & provide     
objective1 ext]nal review ( in/itutional
 capabilities & p]=mance2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs
 ,committee on ,trauma creat$ !         

,national ,trauma ,data ,bank1 ! l>ge/  
aggregation ( ,unit$ ,/ates trauma      
regi/ries ev] assembl$1 9 #aihi1 to     
g5]ate data sets = exp&+ k 9 trauma     
?r\gh rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs ,committee 
on ,trauma creat$ ! ,trauma ,sy/ems     
,consultation ,program 9 #aiif to review
 ,/ate & regional trauma sy/ems &       
provide recomm5dations = sy/em          
improvem5t & enhancem5t2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs 
,committee on ,trauma creat$ ! ,trauma  
,quality ,improvem5t ,program 9 #bjjh to
 elevate ! quality ( c>e = trauma       
pati5ts by collect+ data f trauma c5t]s1
 provid+ fe$back on p]=mance comp>$ to  
national b5*m>ks1 & id5tify+            
in/itutional *>act]i/ics = optimal      
pati5t outcomes2 ,:]eas ! ,,acs         
,committee on ,trauma e/abli%$ ! ,,/op  
,,! ,,ble$ campaign 9 #bjae to prep>e ! 
public to save lives by tea*+ p ?ree    
quick actions to control s]i\s ble$+ &  
save lives2 & ,:]eas ! ,,acs ,committee 
on ,trauma is committ$ to develop+ a    
,national ,trauma & ,em]g5cy ,prep>$ness

 ,sy/em t saves m lives f daily injury &
 mass casualty ev5ts by connect+ local1 
,/ate1 & regional trauma sy/ems & in=m+ 
be/ practice ?r\gh /&>ds & rese>*3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes !    
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,am]ican ,college ( 
,surgeons ,committee on ,trauma & its   
significant contributions to prev5t+    
injury & sav+ lives f injury 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ar\nd ! globe4