Bill Text: IL HR0059 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proclaims March 2013 as Poison Prevention Month.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock [HR0059 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0059-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, All citizens of Illinois should be made aware of | ||||||
| 3 | the ever-present dangers posed by potentially harmful | ||||||
| 4 | substances in their home, work, and play environments; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Children too often have access to over the counter | ||||||
| 6 | and prescription medications and potentially harmful household | ||||||
| 7 | products; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, the nation has been | ||||||
| 9 | observing National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW); the Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | Poison Center celebrates March as Illinois Poison Prevention | ||||||
| 11 | Month (IPPM) to help prevent unintentional poisonings and to | ||||||
| 12 | share tips for promoting community involvement in poison | ||||||
| 13 | prevention; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2013, the Illinois Poison Center, the oldest | ||||||
| 15 | and one of the largest poison centers in the nation, will be | ||||||
| 16 | celebrating its 60th year of providing poison prevention and | ||||||
| 17 | treatment recommendations to the people of Illinois; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Poison Center is a mainstay in the | ||||||
| 19 | emergency medical care system of the State of Illinois and is | ||||||
| 20 | recognized nationally for its contributions to poison | ||||||
| 21 | treatment and prevention; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Nearly 50 percent of the 77,000 poisonings | ||||||
| 2 | reported last year to the Illinois Poison Center involved | ||||||
| 3 | children under the age of 5 and which most could have been | ||||||
| 4 | prevented; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, More than 90 percent of the exposure calls | ||||||
| 6 | received from the public are treated over the phone, quickly | ||||||
| 7 | and safely by experienced, expert staff of the poison center | ||||||
| 8 | rather than in an emergency room; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we do hereby proclaim March 2013 to be POISON PREVENTION MONTH | ||||||
| 12 | in THE STATE OF ILLINOIS and congratulate the Illinois Poison | ||||||
| 13 | Center for providing outstanding public education and | ||||||
| 14 | treatment advice to the State of Illinois for 60 years; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the Illinois Poison Center.
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