State Chair
Tomas Jacome, MD, FACS
About COT
The mission of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement meaningful programs for trauma care in local, regional, national, and international arenas. These programs must include education, professional development, standards of care, and assessment of outcomes.
New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center
Local Links
- Rapides Regional Medical Center
- University Charity Hospital
- LERN
- NOEMS
- Acadian Ambulance
- Shreveport- Willis-Knighton Health Systems
- North Oaks
- OLOL
Associations
- AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)
- Air Medical Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)
- American Association of Health Plans
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
- National Association of Governors’ Highway Safety Representatives
- National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)
- National Trauma Institute (NTI)
- Safe Kids USA
- Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)
- Trauma Center Association of America
Programs
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety & Advocates for Highway Safety
- AirBag Safety Campaign
- Distracted Driving Campaign
- Injury Free Coalition for Kids
- National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running
- National Safety Council
- SAFEUSA
Databases
Government Agencies
- Administration for Children and Families, The (ACF)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- National Center for Injury Prevention & Control (NCIPC)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP)
- U.S. National Library of Medicine