Pub. L. 113-152, sec. 2 (as amended)
TRAUMA DEFINITION.
SEC. 2. TRAUMA DEFINITION.
(a) Revised Definition Under Trauma Systems Grants Programs.—Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-31) is amended to read as follows:
“(4) Trauma.—The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to—
“(A) a mechanical force; or
“(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.”
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(b) Revised Definition Under Interagency Program for Trauma Research.—Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61(h)) is amended to read as follows:
“(3) The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to—
“(A) a mechanical force; or
“(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.”
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