PRINTER'S NO. 997
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
152
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, AUMENT, BARTOLOTTA, BLAKE, BREWSTER,
BROWNE, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES,
MENSCH, RAFFERTY, VOGEL AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 21, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 21, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating July 31, 2017, as "Heatstroke Prevention Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Heatstroke is the leading cause of noncrash vehicle-
related fatalities for children who are 14 years of age or
younger; and
WHEREAS, Unfortunately, even a great parent can forget and
leave a child in the back seat of a vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Risk factors that may lead to heatstroke in children
left in a vehicle include a caregiver who is not accustomed to
driving with a child in the vehicle and a caregiver whose
routine suddenly changes; and
WHEREAS, Heatstroke deaths have been recorded in 11 months of
the year in nearly all 50 states, including Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, July 31 is recognized as "National Heatstroke
Prevention Day"; and
WHEREAS, We can all help to reduce the number of injuries and
deaths caused by heatstroke by raising public awareness of the
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importance of preventing these senseless tragedies from
occurring; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate July 31, 2017, as
"Heatstroke Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
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