PRINTER'S NO. 3855
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1004
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY M. QUINN, BAKER, BOBACK, BULLOCK, CALTAGIRONE,
COHEN, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, EVERETT, FREEMAN, GINGRICH,
J. HARRIS, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MAJOR, MARSICO, MILLARD, MURT, OBERLANDER, PAYNE,
PICKETT, READSHAW, REGAN, ROSS, ROZZI, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG,
SONNEY, THOMAS, TOOHIL, VEREB, WARD, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD,
D. COSTA AND McCARTER, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2016 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 a medical procedure; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis kills approximately 258,000 Americans
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annually and that number is increasing; and
WHEREAS, Forty percent of patients diagnosed with severe
sepsis do not survive; and
WHEREAS, This medical condition is considered to be the most
costly in-hospital condition in the nation, costing more than
$20 billion each year; and
WHEREAS, Until a cure for sepsis is found, early detection is
the best hope for survival; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2016 as "Sepsis Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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