Eliminate preventable death and disability from injury. Now in its tenth year, the ACS COT Future Trauma Leaders Program offers participants singular opportunities for professional development. The app has ATLS chapter summaries, videos, calculators, interactive algorithms, tables, skill stations, checklists, practice quizzes, and flashcards.

The mission of the Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. These programs incorporate advocacy, education, trauma center and trauma system resources, best practice creation, outcome assessment, and continuous quality improvement.

The mission of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

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.

The ACS Committee on Trauma (COT) is the committee charged with improving the care of trauma patients via activities that include education, advocacy, establishing standards of care and the assessment of treatment outcomes. (https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/trauma) The ACS COT publishes the Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Pati...

Mission of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) is to develop and implement programs that promote injury prevention and improve the care and outcomes of trauma patients.

The ACS-COT verifies trauma center levels based on the presence of resources to provide optimal care for injured persons. Level I trauma centers are tertiary centers with 24-hour capability for definitive trauma care, while level IV trauma centers can provide initial evaluation and resuscitation before providing appropriate transfers.

2018年1月13日 · Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)

2022年5月1日 · The ACS Committee on Trauma (COT) first published Optimal Hospital Resources for Care of the Seriously Injured (now Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient) in 1976. Since then, this manual has outlined the equipment, personnel, and infrastructure needed for centers to provide high-quality trauma care and subsequently led to the ...

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) verification and State designation of trauma centers (TCs) into Level 1 or 2 establishes a distinction based on resources, trauma volume, and educational commitment. The ACS COT and individual states each verify TCs to differentiate performance levels.