SENATE RESOLUTION 25
(By Senator Grady)
[Introduced March 12, 2025]
Designating March 13, 2025, as Wear Red Day at the Capitol.
Whereas, More than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year, and about 70 percent happen at home with approximately 1 in 10 surviving. Each year, more than 23,000 children under the age of 18 experience cardiac arrest in the United States, with almost 40 percent of these sports related; and
Whereas, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is critical to increasing a person’s chance of survival if performed immediately. Statistics show only about 46 percent of people who experience cardiac arrest receive CPR from people nearby while waiting for emergency responders to arrive; and
Whereas, To maintain effective solutions to this problem, awareness and education for cardiac emergency plans should be in place, such as CPR education and automated external defibrillator (AED) training and accessibility; and
Whereas, Knowing how to properly perform CPR has encouraged more people to act when faced with a cardiac emergency. To save more lives from cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, we must increase the number of people who are trained and can respond to cardiac arrest by calling 911, delivering high-quality CPR and using an AED as soon as it is available; and
Whereas, The American Heart Association has set a goal of doubling the survival from cardiac arrest by 2030 by turning bystanders into lifesavers, so that everyone, everywhere is prepared and empowered to become a vital link in the chain of survival and provide CPR in response to a cardiac emergency; and
Whereas, In celebration of American Heart Month, we urge every household to join the Nation of Lifesavers™ and learn the critical lifesaving steps of CPR; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby designates March 13, 2025, as Wear Red Day at the Capitol; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representative of the American Heart Association.