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The Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving all phases of the care of injured patients, including improvement in emergency care at the scene, transportation of the injured, care in the emergency department and hospital, teaching of the surgery of trauma (undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education), rehabilitation, injury prevention, and the practice of the surgery of trauma. Active cooperation with other national organizations having similar strategic goals augments the COT’s effectiveness in improving trauma care.

The mission of the COT is to develop and implement meaningful programs for trauma care in local, regional, national, and international arenas. These meaningful programs must include education, professional development, standards of care, assessment of and outcome.

One of the objectives of the COT is to develop tools for trauma hospitals for performance improvement and patient safety. The attached link:

Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Reference Manual

expands on chapter 16 – Performance Improvement and Patient Safety in Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 2006.

Welcome to the ACS Trauma Wikipedia

• Main Trauma Page
• Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Reference Manual
• Disaster and Mass Casualty Management
• Injury Prevention and Control Committee Tool Kit
• Organ Injury Poster
• Regional Trauma Systems: Optimal Elements, Integration, and Assessment, Systems Consultation Guide

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