Bill Text: DE HCR45 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing May 23, 2019, As Stop The Bleed Day In The State Of Delaware.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-15 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT [HCR45 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2019-HCR45-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Minor-Brown on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Ennis on behalf of all Senators |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45
RECOGNIZING MAY 23, 2019, AS “STOP THE BLEED DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
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 about vital measures to aid trauma victims; 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 the development of the Stop the Bleed campaign; and
WHEREAS, in Delaware, implementation of the program is being guided by members of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the Delaware Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; 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, Stop the Bleed also provides kits 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 incidents; 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
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of the 150 th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that May 23, 2019, is hereby recognized as “Stop the Bleed Day” in Delaware.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State encourages all Delaware citizens to participate in the initiative and learn more about the importance of bleeding-control measures.
SYNOPSIS
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 23, 2019, as “Stop the Bleed Day” in the State of Delaware.
