PRINTER'S NO. 634
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
101
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE,
DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, FITZGERALD, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MATZIE, McNEILL, MILLARD, NEILSON, READSHAW, SCHLOSSBERG,
SONNEY, WARD AND WARREN, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2017 as "Deep Vein Thrombosis
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis is a condition that occurs when
a blood clot forms in one of the large veins in the body, which
may result in a fatal pulmonary embolism; and
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis is a serious but preventable
medical condition; and
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis occurs in approximately 2
million Americans each year; and
WHEREAS, Complications from deep vein thrombosis take up to
300,000 American lives each year; and
WHEREAS, Fatal pulmonary embolism causes more deaths each
year than breast cancer and AIDS combined and may be the most
common preventable cause of hospital death in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, Fatal pulmonary embolism is the leading cause of
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