Full Text of HR0056 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute | 3 | | counts, and the Stop the Bleed campaign of
the American | 4 | | College of Surgeons informs Americans about vital measures to | 5 | | aid trauma victims; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the | 7 | | 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
School; the | 8 | | American College of Surgeons convened senior health care and | 9 | | public safety leaders to
produce a program that will improve | 10 | | survival for victims suffering from bleeding injuries, and | 11 | | their
review led to the development of the Stop the Bleed | 12 | | campaign; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within | 14 | | five minutes, before professional
emergency care arrives, the | 15 | | program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by | 16 | | the
military and first responders to help citizens become | 17 | | immediate responders; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 45 million Americans lack access to an | 19 | | appropriate trauma center within one hour of
being injured; | 20 | | ensuring access to trauma care requires many crucial | 21 | | components, and steps must be taken to ensure that our trauma | 22 | | centers, trauma medical staff, and first
responders have the |
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| 1 | | resources and skills they need to ensure the best possible | 2 | | chance of survival for the
injured patient; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign also provides kits | 4 | | that include tools such as tourniquets, dressings, and
topical | 5 | | hemostatic agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at | 6 | | the scene of a mass casualty or
other incident; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, These trauma kits can be affixed to walls in | 8 | | public places, much like the cardiac defibrillators
with which | 9 | | most modern buildings are furnished; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering | 11 | | citizens across the country to save lives in
situations when | 12 | | time is of the absolute essence; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, May 20th has been designated as the
National Stop | 14 | | the Bleed Day by the American College of Surgeons Committee on | 15 | | Trauma; therefore, be
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we recognize the Stop the Bleed campaign and encourage all | 19 | | citizens to participate in the initiative and learn more about | 20 | | the importance of bleeding control measures; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we declare May 20, 2021 as Stop the Bleed | 2 | | Day in the State of Illinois.
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