PRINTER'S NO. 4141
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
945
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MURT, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, BIZZARRO, SONNEY,
SCHMITT, DONATUCCI, CIRESI, READSHAW, RYAN, LONGIETTI,
FREEMAN, KORTZ, BROWN, MILLARD, ISAACSON, MADDEN, BURNS, KIM,
MALAGARI, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND GAINEY, JULY 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2020 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
cancer, certain heart or inflammatory diseases, increasing age,
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obesity or restricted mobility due to acute medical illness,
stroke, major surgery or prolonged travel in cramped spaces; and
WHEREAS, According to a survey conducted by the American
Public Health Association, 74% of Americans are unaware of deep
vein thrombosis; and
WHEREAS, The designation of March as "Deep Vein Thrombosis
Awareness Month" raises public awareness about this life-
threatening but preventable condition; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of March 2020 as "Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Commonwealth officially recognize the
importance of raising awareness of deep vein thrombosis.
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