PRINTER'S NO. 3225
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
823
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, ROSS, WARD, BAKER, READSHAW, MILLARD,
BIZZARRO, SONNEY, DUSH, HENNESSEY, REGAN, MACKENZIE, COHEN,
MAJOR, MURT, KINSEY, V. BROWN, O'NEILL, KILLION, HARHART,
RAPP, D. COSTA, HICKERNELL, WHEELAND, MARSICO, DiGIROLAMO,
LONGIETTI, DONATUCCI, PAYNE, CALTAGIRONE, MILNE AND WATSON,
APRIL 25, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 25, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 15, 2016, as "Trauma Registrars Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each accredited trauma center in this Commonwealth
is required to have a trauma registrar; and
WHEREAS, The trauma registrar's primary role is to abstract
data into the trauma center's trauma registry, which is an
important management tool composed of a file of uniform data
elements that describe the injury, event, demographics,
prehospital information, diagnosis, care and outcomes and costs
of treatment of injured patients; and
WHEREAS, The trauma registrar also engages in other
processes, such as report generation, data analysis and research
assistance; and
WHEREAS, The trauma registrar is a vital and integral part of
the trauma team, the overall performance improvement process at
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a trauma center and the public health; and
WHEREAS, Trauma registrars must abstract data in compliance
with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation guidelines, as
well as the National Trauma Data Bank guidelines; and
WHEREAS, Trauma registrars come from diverse backgrounds,
including nursing, medical records, computer science and medical
informatics; and
WHEREAS, Trauma registrars must be continuous learners and
attend courses such as the American Trauma Society's Trauma
Registrar Course or an equivalent provided by a state trauma
program and the Association of the Advancement of Automotive
Medicine's Injury Scaling Course; and
WHEREAS, A certifying examination is available through the
sponsorship of the American Trauma Society's Registrar
Certification Board, leading to the designation of certified
specialist in trauma registries; and
WHEREAS, It is important to acknowledge that high-quality
data begins with high-quality data entry and it is the trauma
registrar who is responsible for performing this task;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 15,
2016, as "Trauma Registrars Day" in Pennsylvania.
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