Bill Text: PA SR31 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating May 7, 2011, as "Childhood Stroke Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-03 - Introduced and adopted [SR31 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR31-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1170
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 31 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, KITCHEN, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, STACK, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, SOLOBAY, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, WILLIAMS, LEACH, D. WHITE, ERICKSON, BREWSTER, WARD, COSTA, ALLOWAY, GREENLEAF, PIPPY, BRUBAKER, ARGALL, EARLL, FERLO, BROWNE AND FARNESE, MAY 3, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 3, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 7, 2011, as "Childhood Stroke Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The incidence of stroke is not restricted to adults,
but occurs in children before, during and after birth; and
WHEREAS, Pediatric strokes affect one in every 3,000 to 4,000
children, including children in utero up to 18 years of age; and
WHEREAS, At least one out of ten children with ischemic
stroke will have a recurrence within five years; and
WHEREAS, Acute ischemic stroke has been estimated to occur as
much as three in ten thousand births in infants; and
WHEREAS, Up to a third of children who have had a stroke will
have a recurrent stroke; and
WHEREAS, Nine percent of children who suffer strokes will
die; and
WHEREAS, More than half of the children who suffer a stroke
will develop lifelong cognitive or motor disability in addition
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to, but not limited to, long-term neurological disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Children suffering a stroke may have paralysis of
one side of the body, seizures, speech and vision problems and
learning difficulties that may require ongoing physical, speech
and occupational therapy in addition to surgeries, including
orthopedic and brain surgery; and
WHEREAS, Very little is known about childhood stroke,
treatment and prevention, and only through medical research and
education may effective treatment and prevention techniques be
developed; and
WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of childhood stroke is essential for
implementing early intervention through services such as speech,
occupational and physical therapy, as well as assisting in the
prevention of recurrence; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 7, 2011, as
"Childhood Stroke Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge all citizens to support the
efforts, programs, education, services and advocacy that the
Pediatric Stroke Network, Inc., provide as it strives to enhance
public awareness of childhood stroke.
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