PRINTER'S NO. 3064
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
711
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MURT, R. BROWN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, MILLARD,
NEILSON, READSHAW, RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
MARSICO AND J. McNEILL, MARCH 2, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 2, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2018 as "Deep Vein Thrombosis
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis is a condition that occurs when
a blood clot forms in one of the large veins in the body, which
may result in a fatal pulmonary embolism; and
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis is a serious but preventable
medical condition; and
WHEREAS, Deep vein thrombosis occurs in approximately 900,000
Americans each year; and
WHEREAS, Complications from deep vein thrombosis take up to
300,000 American lives each year; and
WHEREAS, Fatal pulmonary embolism causes more deaths each
year than breast cancer, prostate cancer, motor vehicle crashes
and AIDS combined and may be the most common preventable cause
of hospital death in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis include
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