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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute
3counts, and the Stop the Bleed campaign of the American College
4of Surgeons is informing Americans about vital measures to aid
5trauma victims; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012
7mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; the American
8College of Surgeons convened senior health care and public
9safety leaders to produce a program that will improve survival
10for victims suffering from bleeding injuries, and their review
11led to the development of the Stop the Bleed campaign; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within
13five minutes, before professional emergency care arrives, the
14program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by
15the military and first responders to help citizens become
16immediate responders; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Nearly 45 million Americans lack access to an
18appropriate trauma center within one hour of being injured;
19ensuring access to trauma care requires many crucial
20components, and steps must be taken to ensure that our trauma
21centers, trauma medical staff, and first responders have the
22resources and skills they need to ensure the best possible

 

 

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1chance of survival for the injured patient; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Stop the Bleed also provides kits that include
3such tools as tourniquets, dressings, and topical hemostatic
4agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at the scene
5of a mass casualty or other incident; and
 
6    WHEREAS, These trauma kits can be affixed to walls in
7public places, much like the cardiac defibrillators with which
8most modern buildings are furnished; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering citizens
10across the country to save lives in situations when time is of
11the absolute essence; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 15, 2019
14as "Stop the Bleed Day" in the State of Illinois and encourage
15all citizens to participate in the initiative and learn more
16about the importance of bleeding control measures.