Trauma

Trauma Programs

COT Mentoring Day Builds Bonds to Support Early Career Surgeons

The Committee on Trauma Mentoring Day brought together early career surgeons, senior surgeons, and senior staff. Activities focused on teamwork, mentorship, and building bonds. Interested in mentorship? The Future Trauma Leaders program call for applicants is open until July 29.

A Century of Visionary Leadership

From the early days of setting standards for industrial safety, to the prolonged and effective battle to improve automobile and traffic safety, to our current struggles with firearm injury and violence prevention, the COT has transformed the care of the injured patient by leading with a comprehensive, multifaceted public health approach. We've created an interactive timeline and a commemorative book on the history of the COT with a focus on how the work of the COT has transformed trauma care.

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Celebrating 100 Years of Committee on Trauma

COT 100th Anniversary Sessions

Access COT 100th Anniversary Video Presentations from COT Annual Meeting

If you missed the recent ACS COT Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, you can watch four 100th anniversary presentations that celebrate the COT and provide context for various seminal accomplishments over the last century.

Commemorative Book

Looking to the Future through the Lens of Legacy

The COT 100th anniversary commemorative book, Looking to the Future through the Lens of Legacy, covers the history of the COT with a focus on how the work of the COT has transformed trauma care from 1922, present-day initiatives, and projecting a vision for the future.

COT in the ACS Bulletin

The COT at 100: A Legacy of Improved Care for the Injured Patient

The March issue of the Bulletin commemorated the evolution of the Committee on Trauma and its mission to improve the care of injured patients over the past 100 years.

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Trauma Advocacy

Communicate our healthcare-related priorities with practitioners, hospitals, and healthcare systems to achieve better care for trauma patients and their communities.

Trauma Education

Learning opportunities across all stages of your career, and for different practice settings and situations.

Trauma Injury Prevention

Working to prevent injuries before they occur.

Trauma Mentoring

The Mentoring for Excellence in Trauma Surgery (METS) Program provides an immersive experience in COT activities for early career trauma surgeons.

Trauma Quality

Improve care by setting standards that define the structures and processes of care, measuring patient outcomes through risk-adjusted benchmarking, promoting best practices, and adhering to performance improvement principles.

Trauma Systems

Optimal outcomes require care and coordination across the entire continuum from point of injury through rehabilitation.

Our Team

Contact the professional staff partners at the ACS dedicated to the prevention of injury and improving outcomes.

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Our Central Committee

The ACS COT aims to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

Committee Roster

Our Regional Committees

Browse the leaders for each of the 17 regional trauma committees in North America and around the world.

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Trauma News

Trauma Centers Survey Results in JACS

New survey results show US trauma centers routinely perform screenings and interventions for patients with alcohol and substance abuse, but there is opportunity to enhance screening and support for PTSD and violence prevention.

Maintaining Access

The ACS COT has developed a document to advise trauma medical directors and trauma program managers on factors to consider as the public health and healthcare sectors prepare for an anticipated surge of critically ill patients related to COVID-19 infection.

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ATLS Educational Materials

During the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that everyone is in need of additional resources and looking for alternate ways to address their individual needs. We have made select ATLS educational materials available free of charge.

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Reporting COVID-19

COVID-19 has the potential to affect trauma patients, so the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) has established an approach to reporting COVID-19. Watch a short presentation about why and how COVID-19 should be reported for trauma patients.

Transforming Trauma Care for Optimal Outcomes