Bill Text: IL SR0074 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares February 5 through February 11, 2023 as Burn Awareness Week. Urges all government agencies, fire, life safety, and health care organizations, communications media, and the people of Illinois to observe this week with the appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SR0074 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0074-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Burn injuries continue to be one of the leading
causes of accidental death and injury in our nation;
tragically, children, the elderly, and the disabled are
especially vulnerable to burn injuries, and almost one-third
of all burn injuries occur in children under the age of 15; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 276,086 people received
medical care for treatment of unintentional burn injuries in
2020 with 3,028 deaths resulting from fire and smoke
inhalation; according to information gathered from the
American Burn Association registry from 87 different
hospitals, 91,875 people were treated in hospitals for
burn-related injuries with 32% of those being for scalds; and
WHEREAS, Compared to the overall population, children
under five were two times as likely to be seen for burn
injuries at a hospital emergency department; young adults from
the ages of 20 to 29 had 1.4 times the risk, and those in the
30-39 age group had 1.3 times the risk of the general
population; and
WHEREAS, The primary causes of burn injury include
fire-flame, scalds, and coming into contact with hot objects,

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electricity, and chemicals; most of the injuries occur in the
home; today, 96.8% of those who suffer burn injuries will
survive; unfortunately, many of those survivors will sustain
serious scarring, lifelong physical disabilities, and
adjustment difficulties; and
WHEREAS, National Burn Awareness Week, an initiative of
the American Burn Association, is a coming together of burn,
fire, and life safety educators to make the public aware of the
frequency, devastation, and causes of burn injury as well as
the consistent and authoritative measures to prevent these
injuries and how to best care for those that are injured; and
WHEREAS, The theme for 2023 National Burn Awareness Week
is "Scalds: Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire" due to a common risk of
burn injury existing from hot liquids, steam, and hot bath
water; and
WHEREAS, Significant research and medical advances have
dramatically improved burn care and treatment, aided
rehabilitation, shortened hospital stays, and increased burn
survival rates; aftercare support for the physical and
emotional effects of burns has also played a key role in the
successful reintegration of burn survivors into our
communities; furthermore, burn safety education and prevention
efforts continue to reduce the number of people who suffer

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burns each year; and
WHEREAS, Many people devote their lives and careers to
treating, caring for, and supporting rehabilitating burn
injury survivors, including those performing vital work in
burn research and development, the dedicated firefighters who
risk their own lives every day to protect others, burn
foundations, and other life safety professionals who promote
burn injury awareness and prevention; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare February 5
through February 11, 2023 as Burn Awareness Week in the State
of Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge all government agencies, fire, life
safety, and health care organizations, communications media,
and the people of Illinois to observe this week with the
appropriate ceremonies and activities.