Bill Text: TX HCR61 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Stop the Bleed campaign.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR61-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 61 |
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WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts, | ||
and the Stop the Bleed campaign of the U.S. Department of Homeland | ||
Security is informing Americans about vital measures to aid trauma | ||
victims; and | ||
WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012 | ||
mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; at the request of the | ||
governor of Connecticut, Dr. Lenworth Jacobs convened a panel of | ||
experts, among them the American College of Surgeons, and their | ||
review led to development of the Stop the Bleed campaign; in Texas, | ||
implementation of the program is being guided by Dr. J. Patrick | ||
Walker of Crockett, a member of the American College of Surgeons | ||
Committee on Trauma; and | ||
WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within | ||
five minutes, before professional emergency care arrives, the | ||
program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by the | ||
military and first responders; Stop the Bleed also provides kits | ||
that include such tools as tourniquets, dressings, and topical | ||
hemostatic agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at the | ||
scene of a mass casualty or other incident; these kits are affixed | ||
to walls in public places, much like the cardiac defibrillators | ||
with which most modern buildings are furnished; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering citizens | ||
across the country to save lives in situations when time is of the | ||
absolute essence; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize the Stop the Bleed campaign and encourage all | ||
Texans to participate in the initiative and learn more about the | ||
importance of bleeding-control measures. | ||
Ashby | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on March | ||
16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |