DE SCR147

Recognizes April 2024 as "Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month" in Delaware through a Senate Concurrent Resolution.

Notes that more than 5.6 million individuals in the United States live with limb loss or limb difference, with over 500,000 experiencing limb loss or being born with limb difference annually.

Identifies diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and trauma as leading causes of amputation, accounting for approximately 90% of cases.

Encourages Delawareans to celebrate people living with limb loss and limb difference, learn about related issues, express gratitude to caregivers and family, and salute veterans who lost limbs in service.

Highlights the importance of access to appropriate prosthetic care and prevention behaviors such as diabetes management and wound treatment in reducing amputations.