| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts, |
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| 6 | 7 | | and the Stop the Bleed campaign of the U.S. Department of Homeland |
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| 7 | 8 | | Security is informing Americans about vital measures to aid trauma |
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| 8 | 9 | | victims; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012 |
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| 10 | 11 | | mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; at the request of the |
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| 11 | 12 | | governor of Connecticut, Dr. Lenworth Jacobs convened a panel of |
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| 12 | 13 | | experts, among them the American College of Surgeons, and their |
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| 13 | 14 | | review led to development of the Stop the Bleed campaign; in Texas, |
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| 14 | 15 | | implementation of the program is being guided by Dr. J. Patrick |
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| 15 | 16 | | Walker of Crockett; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within |
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| 17 | 18 | | five minutes, before professional emergency care arrives, the |
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| 18 | 19 | | program teaches citizens bleeding-control methods developed by the |
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| 19 | 20 | | military and first responders; Stop the Bleed also provides kits |
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| 20 | 21 | | that include such tools as tourniquets, dressings, and topical |
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| 21 | 22 | | hemostatic agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at the |
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| 22 | 23 | | scene of a mass casualty or other incident; these kits are affixed |
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| 23 | 24 | | to walls in public places, much like the cardiac defibrillators |
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| 24 | 25 | | with which most modern buildings are furnished; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering citizens |
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| 26 | 27 | | across the country to save lives in situations when time is of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | absolute essence; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | hereby recognize the Stop the Bleed campaign and encourage all |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texans to participate in the initiative and learn more about the |
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| 31 | 32 | | importance of bleeding-control measures. |
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| 32 | | - | Ashby |
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| 33 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 34 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 65 was adopted by the House on |
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| 36 | | - | February 7, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 39 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 65 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 40 | | - | February 7, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 43 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 44 | | - | Date |
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| 45 | | - | __________________ |
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| 46 | | - | Governor |
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