PRINTER'S NO. 1239
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
173
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, TEPLITZ,
TARTAGLIONE, WOZNIAK, BREWSTER, FONTANA, VULAKOVICH,
SCAVELLO, BLAKE, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, COSTA, SCHWANK, BOSCOLA
AND HUGHES, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating July 31, 2015, as "Heat Stroke Prevention Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Heat stroke 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 a
child in the back seat of a vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Risk factors that may lead to heat stroke 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, Heat stroke 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 Heat Stroke
Prevention Day"; and
WHEREAS, We can all help to reduce the number of injuries and
deaths caused by heat stroke 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, 2015, as "Heat
Stroke Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
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