PRINTER'S NO. 879
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
127
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, DINNIMAN, RESCHENTHALER, SABATINA,
GREENLEAF, AUMENT, FONTANA, FARNESE, BROWNE, RAFFERTY,
HUTCHINSON, COSTA, FOLMER, KILLION, BOSCOLA AND BAKER,
MAY 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 23, 2017, as "Stop the Bleed Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts,
and the "Stop the Bleed" campaign of the Department of Homeland
Security is informing Americans about vital measures to aid
trauma victims; and
WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012
mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, At the request of the Governor of Connecticut, a
panel of experts, among them the American College of Surgeons,
reviewed the fatal incident and their review led to the
development of the "Stop the Bleed" campaign; and
WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within
five minutes, before professional emergency care arrives, the
program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by
the military and first responders; and
WHEREAS, "Stop the Bleed" also provides kits that include
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such tools as tourniquets, dressings and topical hemostatic
agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at the scene of
a mass casualty or other incident; and
WHEREAS, These kits are affixed to walls in public places,
much like the cardiac defibrillators with which most modern
buildings are furnished; and
WHEREAS, The "Stop the Bleed" campaign is empowering citizens
across the country to save lives in situations when time is of
the absolute essence; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 23, 2017, as "Stop
the Bleed Day" and encourage all residents of this Commonwealth
to participate in the initiative and learn more about the
importance of bleeding-control measures.
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