Full Text of SR0256 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, More than 600,000 people in the United States are | 3 | | estimated to develop venous
thromboembolism or clots in the | 4 | | veins every year; of these, about 400,000 people develop deep
| 5 | | vein thrombosis of the legs; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pulmonary embolism, a serious and potentially | 7 | | fatal complication of vein
thrombosis, affects at least 200,000 | 8 | | people in the United States annually; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Surgeon General has declared that 100,000, and | 10 | | perhaps as many as 180,000,
individuals die directly or | 11 | | indirectly as a result of deep
vein thrombosis and pulmonary | 12 | | embolism each year; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious | 14 | | cardiac condition characterized by an
irregular heart rhythm, | 15 | | affects more than 2 million people in the United States and can | 16 | | lead to
thromboembolic strokes; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Through public awareness, the State of Illinois | 18 | | seeks to minimize the frequency of
deep vein thrombosis, | 19 | | pulmonary embolism, and thromboembolism resulting from atrial
| 20 | | fibrillation among all Illinois citizens and those who visit | 21 | | the State; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October of | 3 | | 2015 as Thrombosis Awareness Month; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the
importance of the ongoing | 5 | | fight against deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and | 6 | | strokes
caused by atrial fibrillation.
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