Bill Text: PA SR123 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the week of June 1 through 7, 2011, as "National CPR and AED Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-23 - Introduced and adopted [SR123 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR123-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1244
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 123 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, PILEGGI, COSTA, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, BRUBAKER, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FARNESE, FERLO, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, ORIE, RAFFERTY, SOLOBAY, TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON, WAUGH, D. WHITE AND YAW, MAY 23, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 23, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of June 1 through 7, 2011, as "National CPR
and AED Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Heart disease affects men, women and children of
every age and race in the United States and it continues to be
the leading cause of death in America; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 295,000 emergency medical services-
treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually
nationwide; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 92% of sudden cardiac arrest victims
die before being discharged from a hospital; and
WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest in most adults results from an
abnormal heart rhythm, often ventricular fibrillation; and
WHEREAS, Unfortunately, only 32% of out-of-hospital cardiac
arrest victims receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR); and
WHEREAS, Prompt delivery of CPR more than doubles the
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victim's chance of survival by helping to maintain vital blood
flow to the heart and brain, increasing the amount of time in
which an electric shock from a defibrillator may be effective;
and
WHEREAS, An automated external defibrillator (AED), even when
used by a bystander, is safe, easy to operate and, if used
immediately after the onset of sudden cardiac arrest, highly
effective in terminating ventricular fibrillation so the heart
can resume a normal, effective rhythm; and
WHEREAS, For every minute without bystander CPR, survival
from witnessed cardiac arrest decreases 7% to 10%; and
WHEREAS, The interval between a 911 telephone call and the
arrival of emergency medical services personnel is usually
longer than five minutes, therefore, a cardiac arrest victim's
survival is likely to depend on a public trained in CPR and AED
use and access to these lifesaving measures; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association, the American Red
Cross and the National Safety Council are preparing a public
awareness and training campaign on CPR and AED use to be held
during the first week of June; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June 1 through 7, 2011,
as "National CPR and AED Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and
commend the good work of the American Heart Association, the
American Red Cross and the National Safety Council and encourage
all Pennsylvanians to become properly trained in CPR and AED
usage.
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