Bill Text: NY K00229 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2019, as Stop the Bleed Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-27 - withdrawn [K00229 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00229-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 229

BY: M. of A. Schmitt

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        March  2019, as Stop the Bleed Month in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  months  that  are  set  aside to increase awareness of serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  hereby memorializes
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2019, as Stop the Bleed Month
in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Stop the Bleed Month; and

  WHEREAS, The National Stop the Bleed Campaign is a call to action; a
person can die from blood loss within five  minutes,  therefore,  it  is
important to stop the blood loss as quickly as possible; and

  WHEREAS,  Trauma  is  the leading cause of death for Americans under
the age of 46; the top cause of preventable death in trauma is bleeding;
20% of people who have died from traumatic injuries could have  survived
with quick bleeding control; 35% of pre-hospital deaths are due to blood
loss; and

  WHEREAS,  80  percent  of  victims  in  a  mass  casualty  event are
transported to the hospital by members of the public; and

  WHEREAS, The National Stop the Bleed Campaign increases awareness of
the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program and its goal  is
to   connect  Bleeding  Control  instructors  with  interested  citizens
throughout the month of May 2019, and specifically on  May  23rd  during
the American College of Emergency Physician's EMS Week; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2018,  the  National Stop the Bleed Day saw incredible
success with over 35,000 citizens in all 50  states  and  10  countries,
including  England,  Italy,  and  Australia trained through the Bleeding
Control Basic (B-Con) course; those trained  included  law  enforcement,
emergency first responders, and citizen bystanders; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Stop  the  Bleed  initiative  was  started in 2015 to
increase  B-Con  training,  as  hemorrhage  is  the  leading  cause   of
preventable death in the pre-hospital environment; and

  WHEREAS,  While the Hartford Consensus and Stop the Bleed resolution
described a need for bystander B-Con training, National Stop  the  Bleed
Month  campaign  seized  on  this  consensus  and  put  it  into action,
providing B-Con familiarization and training to  increase  survivability
in these situations; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  imperative that there be greater awareness of this
serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity  at
the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2019, as Stop the
Bleed Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance
of National Stop the Bleed Month; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.
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