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MS HR12

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/6/2024

Primary Sponsor

Lee Yancey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes September 2024 as Sepsis Awareness Month in Mississippi and encourages all state citizens to acknowledge its observance
  • Notes that sepsis affects 1.7 million Americans and causes 350,000 adult deaths annually, more than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and opioid overdose combined
  • Identifies sepsis as the leading cost of hospitalization in the United States at $62 billion annually, and the second-leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality
  • Highlights that less than 15 percent of American adults can identify sepsis symptoms, which can be remembered with the mnemonic "TIME" (Temperature, Infection, Mental decline, Extremely ill)
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to Sepsis Alliance and Capitol Press Corps members

Legislative Description

Sepsis Awareness Month; recognize September 2024 as.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/6/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/18/2024

Full Bill Text

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