Senate Resolution 148 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2     BY  DANIELSON, SCHOENJAHN, HANCOCK, KETTERING,
  1  3                       and JOHNSON
  1  4 A Resolution recognizing the lifesaving benefits of
  1  5    automatic external defibrillator devices,
  1  6    acknowledging the importance of raising public
  1  7    awareness of their availability, and encouraging
  1  8    persons to obtain appropriate training.
  1  9    WHEREAS, more than 700 lives are lost each day as a
  1 10 result of sudden cardiac arrest in the United States;
  1 11 and
  1 12    WHEREAS, two out of every three sudden cardiac
  1 13 deaths occur before the victim is able to reach a
  1 14 hospital; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, more than 95 percent of cardiac arrest
  1 16 victims will die, many because of a lack of readily
  1 17 available lifesaving equipment; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, up to 30 percent of cardiac arrest victims
  1 19 could be saved if victims had access to immediate
  1 20 medical response with current medical technology,
  1 21 including defibrillation and cardiopulmonary
  1 22 resuscitation; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, once a victim has suffered a cardiac
  1 24 arrest, every minute that passes before returning the
  1 25 heart to a normal rhythm decreases the chance of
  1 26 survival by 10 percent; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, most cardiac arrests are caused by an
  1 28 abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation,
  1 29 which occurs when the heart's electrical system
  1 30 malfunctions, causing a chaotic rhythm that prevents
  2  1 the heart from pumping oxygen to the victim's brain
  2  2 and body; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, communities that have implemented programs
  2  4 ensuring widespread public access to automatic
  2  5 external defibrillators (AEDs), combined with
  2  6 appropriate training, maintenance, and coordination
  2  7 with local emergency medical systems, have
  2  8 dramatically improved the survival rates from cardiac
  2  9 arrest; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, AEDs have been demonstrated to be safe and
  2 11 effective, even when used by laypersons, because the
  2 12 devices are designed not to allow a user to administer
  2 13 a shock until after the device has analyzed a victim's
  2 14 heart rhythm and determined that an electric shock is
  2 15 required; and
  2 16    WHEREAS, increased awareness of AEDs greatly
  2 17 increases their usage when necessary; and
  2 18    WHEREAS, currently five AEDs are available in the
  2 19 state Capitol as well as other AEDs positioned
  2 20 throughout the Capitol complex; and
  2 21    WHEREAS, the chain of survival following a cardiac
  2 22 arrest specifies that 911 should be called
  2 23 immediately, cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be
  2 24 performed, and an automatic external defibrillator
  2 25 device should be attached and used if directed to do
  2 26 so by emergency personnel; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 27    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2 28 recognizes the lifesaving benefits of AEDs,
  2 29 acknowledges the importance of raising public
  2 30 awareness of AED availability, and encourages persons
  3  1 to obtain AED training.
  3  2 LSB 6668SS 82
  3  3 md/rj/5