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CA ACR241

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

8/17/2018

Primary Sponsor

Freddie Rodriguez

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Declares the week of June 1-7, 2018, as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week in California.
  • Encourages California residents to learn hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • Notes that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and California, affecting people of all ages and races.
  • Identifies that approximately 90 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital, and only 46 percent receive immediate CPR from bystanders.
  • Recognizes that prompt CPR delivery more than doubles survival chances by maintaining blood flow to the heart and brain until defibrillation can occur.

Legislative Description

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 137, Statutes of 2018.

8/17/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/11/2018
Rules5/21/2018

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