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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute | ||||||
| 3 | counts, and the Stop the Bleed campaign of
the American | ||||||
| 4 | College of Surgeons informs Americans about vital measures to | ||||||
| 5 | aid trauma victims; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the | ||||||
| 7 | 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
School; the | ||||||
| 8 | American College of Surgeons convened senior health care and | ||||||
| 9 | public safety leaders to
produce a program that will improve | ||||||
| 10 | survival for victims suffering from bleeding injuries, and | ||||||
| 11 | their
review led to the development of the Stop the Bleed | ||||||
| 12 | campaign; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within | ||||||
| 14 | five minutes, before professional
emergency care arrives, the | ||||||
| 15 | program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by | ||||||
| 16 | the
military and first responders to help citizens become | ||||||
| 17 | immediate responders; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Nearly 45 million Americans lack access to an | ||||||
| 19 | appropriate trauma center within one hour of
being injured; | ||||||
| 20 | ensuring access to trauma care requires many crucial | ||||||
| 21 | components, and steps must be taken to ensure that our trauma | ||||||
| 22 | centers, trauma medical staff, and first
responders have the | ||||||
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| 1 | resources and skills they need to ensure the best possible | ||||||
| 2 | chance of survival for the
injured patient; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign also provides kits | ||||||
| 4 | that include tools such as tourniquets, dressings, and
topical | ||||||
| 5 | hemostatic agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at | ||||||
| 6 | the scene of a mass casualty or
other incident; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, These trauma kits can be affixed to walls in | ||||||
| 8 | public places, much like the cardiac defibrillators
with which | ||||||
| 9 | most modern buildings are furnished; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering | ||||||
| 11 | citizens across the country to save lives in
situations when | ||||||
| 12 | time is of the absolute essence; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, May 20th has been designated as the
National Stop | ||||||
| 14 | the Bleed Day by the American College of Surgeons Committee on | ||||||
| 15 | Trauma; therefore, be
it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we recognize the Stop the Bleed campaign and encourage all | ||||||
| 19 | citizens to participate in the initiative and learn more about | ||||||
| 20 | the importance of bleeding control measures; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we declare May 20, 2021 as Stop the Bleed | ||||||
| 2 | Day in the State of Illinois.
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