By: Ashby (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.C.R. No. 61
(In the Senate - Received from the House March 20, 2017;
May 17, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.)
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts,
and the Stop the Bleed campaign of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security 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; at the request of the
governor of Connecticut, Dr. Lenworth Jacobs convened a panel of
experts, among them the American College of Surgeons, and their
review led to development of the Stop the Bleed campaign; in Texas,
implementation of the program is being guided by Dr. J. Patrick
Walker of Crockett, a member of the American College of Surgeons
Committee on Trauma; 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; 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 incident; these kits are 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; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize the Stop the Bleed campaign and encourage all
Texans to participate in the initiative and learn more about the
importance of bleeding-control measures.
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