PRINTER'S NO. 1726
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
350
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, BROWNE, SCAVELLO, COSTA, FONTANA, AUMENT,
DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, MARTIN, RAFFERTY, SABATINA AND
VULAKOVICH, APRIL 25, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 25, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 15, 2018, 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,
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
a trauma center and the public health; and
WHEREAS, Trauma registrars must abstract data in compliance
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