Joseph R. Pitts opened the session with a statement.
11/18/2013
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We will hear from witnesses on ways to address our trauma and emergency medical systems.
The recent events in Orlando, Paris and San Bernardino remind us of the very real threat of mass casualty events.
Trauma is the number-one cause of productive life years lost, greater than cancer or heart disease.
One in five trauma deaths may be preventable or, in other words, about 30,000 people might be saved every year.