PRINTER'S NO. 1070
No. 163 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, PHILLIPS, MILLARD,
GIBBONS, GALLOWAY, MARKOSEK, RAMALEY, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD,
CAPPELLI, CURRY, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HESS, JAMES, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ, McILHATTAN, MURT,
NAILOR, PALLONE, PARKER, RAPP, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI,
SCAVELLO, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 29, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 29, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 30 through May 5, 2007, as
2 "Perfusionist Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Certified clinical perfusionists (CCPs) are trained
4 health professionals, having completed an accredited program and
5 having passed the national certification exam; and
6 WHEREAS, A CCP becomes the heart and lungs of a patient
7 undergoing surgery; and
8 WHEREAS, The primary role of CCPs during surgical procedures
9 is operating the heart-lung machine, monitoring oxygen status
10 and maintaining a patient's total blood flow; and
11 WHEREAS, CCPs may also be required to administer medication,
12 anesthetic agents and blood and blood products; and
13 WHEREAS, CCPs assemble, maintain and operate extracorporeal
14 circulation and bypass equipment, intra-aortic balloon pumps and
1 other heart assist devices to support or temporarily replace a
2 patient's cardiopulmonary functions during open-heart surgery;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, CCPs have been certified by the American Board of
5 Cardiovascular Perfusion and have proven, through education and
6 examination, their knowledge and clinical ability; and
7 WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, CCPs have provided life-
8 support services to patients while they are undergoing open-
9 heart and other complex surgery; and
10 WHEREAS, More than 250 CCPs ensure access to quality care for
11 residents of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
13 week of April 30 through May 5, 2007, as "Perfusionist
14 Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
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