PRINTER'S NO. 3312
No. 450 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD,
BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT,
CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, DAILEY, DeWEESE,
FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE, HALUSKA, HARHAI,
HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEH,
LESCOVITZ, MAHER, MAITLAND, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MASLAND,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, NAILOR,
ORIE, PIPPY, PISTELLA, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, TULLI,
VAN HORNE, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND THOMAS,
APRIL 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2000 as "Reflex Sympathetic
2 Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, commonly
4 referred to as RSDS, is a debilitating disease of the autonomic
5 nervous system which afflicts millions; and
6 WHEREAS, RSDS can be brought on by a simple injury such as a
7 sprain or by surgery, infections or cumulative traumas and
8 generally starts in a limb; and
9 WHEREAS, While medical professionals and the general public
10 know little about RSDS, the disease dates back to the Civil War;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, To date, there is no known cure, but research is
1 ongoing; and
2 WHEREAS, There are four known stages of RSDS, and it is
3 crucial that RSDS be diagnosed in the early stages; and
4 WHEREAS, Patients go through all or some of the stages, but
5 the one common element for all RSDS sufferers is pain: 24-hour,
6 nonstop, burning, piercing pain; and
7 WHEREAS, With early detection and diagnosis followed by
8 aggressive treatment by proper medical professionals, a positive
9 result is possible; and
10 WHEREAS, Treatment becomes increasingly difficult as the
11 disease progresses; and
12 WHEREAS, The RSDS Association was established to meet the
13 need for awareness of RSDS among health care professionals,
14 patients and their families and to encourage research into
15 causes and cures for RSDS; and
16 WHEREAS, A month should be designated to recognize the
17 victims of RSDS and to increase the awareness and concern of the
18 citizens of this Commonwealth regarding research into the
19 causes, cures, prevention and clinical treatment of RSDS;
20 therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
22 month of May 2000 as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
23 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
25 the RSDS Association and RSDS Hope.
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