Bill Text: NY J02278 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2024, as STOP THE BLEED Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-21)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-07 - ADOPTED [J02278 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J02278-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2278

BY: Senator RIVERA

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        May 2024, as STOP THE BLEED Month in  the  State  of
        New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside  to  increase  awareness  of  serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long- standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  hereby  memorializes
Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim May 2024, as STOP THE BLEED Month in
the State of New York, in conjunction with the  observance  of  National
STOP THE BLEED Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Trauma  is  the leading cause of death for Americans under
the age of 46; the top cause of preventable death in trauma is bleeding;
20% of people who have died from traumatic injuries could have  survived
with quick bleeding control; 35% of pre-hospital deaths are due to blood
loss; and

  WHEREAS,  80% of victims in a mass casualty event are transported to
the hospital by members of the public; 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 to help citizens become immediate responders; and

  WHEREAS,  The  initiative  was  created in the wake of the 2012 mass
shooting at Sandy  Hook  Elementary  School;  the  American  College  of
Surgeons  convened  senior  health  care  and  public  safety leaders to
produce a program that will improve survival for victims suffering  from
bleeding  injuries,  and their review led to development of the STOP THE
BLEED campaign; and

  WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts, and the
STOP THE BLEED campaign of the American College of Surgeons is informing
Americans and connecting Bleeding Control  instructors  with  interested
citizens  throughout  the  year,  with  a particular emphasis during the
month  of  May,  which  includes  the  American  College  of   Emergency
Physician's  EMS  Week,  May 19-25, 2024; New York State has some of the
busiest STOP THE BLOOD programs in the country; and

  WHEREAS, In New York, implementation of the program is being  guided
by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the New York
Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; and

  WHEREAS,  STOP  THE  BLEED  also provides kits for sale that include
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 trauma kits can be 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; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  imperative that there be greater awareness of this
serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity  at
the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim  May  2024,  as  STOP  THE
BLEED Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance
of National STOP THE BLEED Month; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.