Bill Text: PA HR521 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of November 2009 as "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-23)

Status: (Passed) 2009-11-10 - Adopted [HR521 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR521-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2851
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 521 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY TURZAI, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WATERS AND WATSON, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2009 as "Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in
the United States, accounting for an estimated 325,000 deaths
each year according to the Heart Rhythm Foundation; and
WHEREAS, The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a nonprofit
organization, was created specifically to raise awareness about
sudden cardiac arrest in this Commonwealth and the nation; and
WHEREAS, Anyone can experience sudden cardiac arrest,
including infants, high school athletes and people 30 years of
age and older who have no sign of heart disease; and
WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest is extremely deadly, with the
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute giving the disease a
mortality rate of approximately 95%; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association states that to have a
chance of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest, victims must
receive a lifesaving defibrillation within the first four to six
minutes of the attack; and
WHEREAS, For every minute that passes without a shock from an
automated external defibrillator, the chance of survival
decreases by approximately 10%; and
WHEREAS, Lifesaving treatments for sudden cardiac arrest are
effective if administered in time; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Heart Association,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and early defibrillation with an
automated external defibrillator more than double the chances
that a victim will survive; and
WHEREAS, There is a need for comprehensive educational
efforts designed to increase awareness of sudden cardiac arrest
among medical professionals and the greater public in order to
promote early detection and proper treatment of this disease and
to improve quality of life; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2009 as "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and prompt
treatment of sudden cardiac arrest.
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