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PRINTER'S NO. 3887
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1015
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REGAN, BAKER, COHEN, KINSEY, HENNESSEY, TOOHIL,
BIZZARRO, CUTLER, KIRKLAND, ROZZI, DiGIROLAMO, SAYLOR, COOK-
ARTIS, VEREB, GILLESPIE, McNEILL, LONGIETTI, ROTHMAN, DUSH,
SONNEY, CALTAGIRONE, WATSON, D. COSTA, ROSS, WARD, READSHAW,
HARHART, MILLARD, MARSICO, PAYNE, MAHONEY AND MAJOR,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2016 as "Sepsis Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Sepsis, commonly called "blood poisoning," is the
body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection
which may lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death; and
WHEREAS, Physicians draw from a list of symptoms in order to
make a diagnosis of sepsis, including abnormalities of body
temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and white blood cell
count; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis may be caused by an infection, usually
associated with an illness such as diabetes or cancer, or an
injury such as a cut or a scrape; and
WHEREAS, This medical condition may be caused by an infection
following routine surgery or a medical procedure; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis kills approximately 258,000 Americans
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