Bill Text: PA HR579 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing January 25 and 26, 2010, as "Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Days" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-01-26 - Adopted [HR579 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR579-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3061
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 579 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY M. SMITH, PAYNE, ADOLPH, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HELM, HESS, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILNE, MIRABITO, MOUL, OBERLANDER, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAPP, REICHLEY, SAINATO, SAYLOR, K. SMITH, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW AND SANTONI, JANUARY 7, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 7, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing January 25 and 26, 2010, as "Sudden Arrhythmia Death
Syndromes Days" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) are
inherited heart conditions that can cause sudden death in young,
apparently healthy people; and
WHEREAS, Unexpected cardiac arrhythmias cause nearly 400,000
deaths annually, of which nearly 4,000 are young people under 35
years of age; and
WHEREAS, Children are the largest group affected by these
conditions; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms may include fainting, seizures during or
immediately after exercise, excitement or being startled, chest
pain that is constant or unusual and shortness of breath during
exercise; and
WHEREAS, Most of these deaths can be prevented if the
condition is diagnosed and treated in advance; and
WHEREAS, Conditions include Long QT Syndrome and hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy; and
WHEREAS, Long QT Syndrome occurs three times more than
childhood leukemia and is a condition which causes the heart's
electrical rhythm to become irregular; and
WHEREAS, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most frequent
cause of sudden cardiac death in young people; and
WHEREAS, Nathan Khosla, a graduate of Mount Lebanon High
School, undertook SADS awareness for his Eagle Scout project by
organizing free screenings to search for cardiac conditions in
students, athletes and adults in his community; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Khosla has now established the Nathan Khosla
Foundation, an organization aimed toward promoting heart health
through free or low-cost heart screenings and CPR classes; and
WHEREAS, The SADS Foundation is a nonprofit charitable
organization that is dedicated to educating society and
supporting the families and children who are at risk to sudden
death due to cardiac arrhythmias; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize January
25 and 26, 2010, as "Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Days" and
call upon citizens of Pennsylvania to observe these days by
participating in appropriate activities to raise awareness about
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes.
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