PRINTER'S NO. 3310
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
739
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, ROTHMAN, RYAN,
DONATUCCI, BERNSTINE, HOHENSTEIN, SCHMITT, JONES, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, OWLETT, SONNEY, BIZZARRO, SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD,
NEILSON, BURNS, PICKETT, MURT, KIM, BROWN, HILL-EVANS,
WHEELAND, ECKER, MENTZER, KAUFER, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROZZI
AND THOMAS, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 15, 2020, as "Trauma Registrars Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each accredited trauma center in Pennsylvania 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, pre-
hospital 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
a trauma center and the public health; and
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