PRINTER'S NO. 4600
No. 735 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY LEWIS, SCAVELLO, BIRMELIN, TIGUE, DALLY, BELFANTI,
CALTAGIRONE, L. I. COHEN, COLEMAN, DALEY, FICHTER, FORCIER,
GABIG, GEIST, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, MAJOR, MELIO, PIPPY, ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SATHER,
SCHULER, WANSACZ, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 18, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 18, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending Monroe County as Pennsylvania's first "Heart Safe
2 County" on December 2, 2002.
3 WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest leads to the death of more
4 than 300,000 people per year in the United States; and
5 WHEREAS, The only effective treatment for sudden cardiac
6 arrest is prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and timely
7 cardiac defibrillation; and
8 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the leading state in the placement
9 of automated external defibrillators in schools, public
10 buildings and emergency vehicles; and
11 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania should encourage communities to develop
12 methods to promote the health and public welfare of its
13 citizens; and
14 WHEREAS, Communities designated as Heart Safe Communities are
15 those which deploy automated external defibrillators in publicly
16 accessible locations with an appropriate number of citizens that
1 know the signs, symptoms and treatment for cardiac arrest
2 through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
3 defibrillation; and
4 WHEREAS, Gregory W. Moyer, 15-year-old son of John and Rachel
5 Moyer of Monroe County, died from cardiac arrest on December 2,
6 2000, during a varsity basketball game; and
7 WHEREAS, The Moyer family started the Gregory W. Moyer
8 Defibrillator Fund to donate automated external defibrillators
9 and promote their lifesaving capabilities; and
10 WHEREAS, At least 1,000 people in Monroe County have learned
11 the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of
12 automated external defibrillators, and more than 100 automated
13 external defibrillators have been placed in businesses, schools,
14 churches and other locations where people gather; therefore be
15 it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate and
17 commend Monroe County as Pennsylvania's first "Heart Safe
18 County" on December 2, 2002, to promote heart safety, to promote
19 awareness of the lifesaving capabilities of automated external
20 defibrillators, encourage their installation in businesses and
21 public buildings throughout the county, this Commonwealth and
22 the country and recognize the achievements of those persons who
23 have helped make Pennsylvania a national leader in heart safety
24 and the placement of defibrillators in schools, public buildings
25 and emergency vehicles.
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