| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 328 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute |
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| 3 | 3 | | counts, and the Stop the Bleed campaign of the American College |
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| 4 | 4 | | of Surgeons is informing Americans about vital measures that can |
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| 5 | 5 | | be taken to aid trauma victims; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012 |
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| 7 | 7 | | mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; in response, the |
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| 8 | 8 | | American College of Surgeons brought together senior health care |
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| 9 | 9 | | and public safety leaders to produce a program to improve the |
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| 10 | 10 | | survival rate for victims suffering from bleeding injuries; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can die from loss of blood |
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| 12 | 12 | | within five minutes--before professional first responders may |
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| 13 | 13 | | arrive on the scene--the program teaches bleeding-control |
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| 14 | 14 | | methods that have been developed by the military and emergency |
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| 15 | 15 | | services personnel; by becoming adept at these procedures, |
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| 16 | 16 | | citizens can function as "immediate responders" in dire |
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| 17 | 17 | | situations; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed program also provides kits that |
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| 19 | 19 | | include such tools as tourniquets, dressings, and topical |
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| 20 | 20 | | hemostatic agents that can be used to offer swift assistance; |
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| 21 | 21 | | these trauma kits can be affixed to walls in public places, much |
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| 22 | 22 | | like the cardiac defibrillators with which many buildings are now |
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| 23 | 23 | | equipped; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In addition to installing at least one bleeding |
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| 25 | 25 | | control kit in a readily accessible location, schools can help |
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| 26 | 26 | | ensure that they are prepared for an emergency by conducting |
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| 27 | 27 | | bleeding control training as part of regular physical education |
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| 28 | 28 | | classes; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed campaign is empowering |
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| 30 | 30 | | individuals across the country to save lives in situations when |
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| 31 | 31 | | time is of the absolute essence, and all Texans are encouraged to |
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| 32 | 32 | | take part in this initiative by learning about proper bleeding |
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| 33 | 33 | | control techniques; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020, |
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| 36 | 36 | | as Stop the Bleed Day. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Powell |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on March 7, 2019. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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