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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: April 10, 2017 01:50 PM
From: Senator Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr.
To: All Senate members
Subject: World HIE Awareness Month
 
In the near future, I will be introducing a resolution recognizing the month of April as “World HIE Awareness Month”. HIE occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen from various causes and primarily affects infants, newborns and young children. Seventy to eighty percent of children do survive, however 50 to 70 percent experience seizures and 30 to 40 percent develop a developmental disability, such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, vision loss, hearing loss, feeding issues, cognitive delays or speech delays. Currently there are few treatment options for HIE, but research shows therapeutic hypothermia immediately after post-injury is essential to combat this disorder.

Organizations like Hope for HIE provide essential advocacy to foster hope for families affected by HIE and provide families with resources and information.The goal of World HIE Awareness Month is to educate and connect families affected by HIE. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important resolution.



Introduced as SR90