SJR13 Summary

• Recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month in Alabama

• Highlights that more than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside hospitals annually, with only about 1 in 10 surviving; over 23,000 children under age 18 experience cardiac arrest yearly with 40 percent sports-related

• States cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed immediately can double or triple survival chances, but only 46 percent of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR from bystanders

• Urges every Alabama household to join the "Nation of Lifesavers" and learn CPR administration in celebration of American Heart Month

• Passed Senate on February 11, 2025 and House on February 18, 2025