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DE HCR45
Concurrent Resolution
Status
5/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Melissa Minor-Brown
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AI Summary
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Designates May 23, 2019, as "Stop the Bleed Day" in Delaware
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Recognizes the Stop the Bleed campaign by the American College of Surgeons, created after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to improve survival rates for bleeding injury victims
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Highlights that trauma victims can bleed to death within five minutes, making bystander intervention critical before emergency services arrive
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Promotes citizen training in military and first responder bleeding-control methods, including use of tourniquets, dressings, and hemostatic agents
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Encourages all Delaware citizens to participate in the initiative and learn bleeding-control measures
Legislative Description
Recognizing May 23, 2019, As Stop The Bleed Day In The State Of Delaware.
Last Action
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
5/15/2019