PRINTER'S NO. 2216
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
509
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, BAKER, BISHOP, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, V. BROWN,
CALTAGIRONE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
DRISCOLL, DUSH, FARINA, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL,
JAMES, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAJOR,
MILLARD, MURT, PICKETT, ROSS, SONNEY AND VEREB,
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2015 as "Sepsis Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Sepsis, commonly called "blood poisoning," is the
body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection
which may lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death; and
WHEREAS, Physicians draw from a list of symptoms in order to
make a diagnosis of sepsis, including abnormalities of body
temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and white blood cell
count; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis may be caused by an infection, usually
associated with an illness such as diabetes or cancer, or an
injury such as a cut or a scrape; and
WHEREAS, This medical condition may be caused by an infection
following routine surgery or medical procedure; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis kills approximately 258,000 Americans
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