Pennsylvania HR 308: A Resolution designating August 8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2292
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 308
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BASHLINE, VENKAT, METZGAR, NEILSON, RIVERA,
BERNSTINE, DOUGHERTY, ROWE, GALLAGHER, WARREN, ARMANINI,
STEHR, GREINER, SHAFFER, MARCELL, PUGH, CAUSER, RASEL,
PICKETT, SCHEUREN, ANDERSON, KHAN, FLICK AND K.HARRIS,
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating August 8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each year in the United States, approximately 30,000
people experience a ruptured brain aneurysm, equivalent to about
50 cases per 100,000 individuals annually, meaning a rupture
occurs roughly every 18 minutes; and
WHEREAS, Globally, brain aneurysms claim nearly 500,000 lives
each year, with half of those affected under 50 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, An estimated 6.8 million Americans, or about 1 in
50, are living with an unruptured brain aneurysm; and
WHEREAS, Unruptured brain aneurysms are most common in
individuals 35 to 60 years of age, though they can occur in
children; and
WHEREAS, Most brain aneurysms develop after 40 years of age;
and
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WHEREAS, Women are more likely than men to have a brain
aneurysm, with a ratio of 3 to 2; and
WHEREAS, The risk of rupture is especially elevated in women
over 55 years of age, who face a 1.5 times greater risk than
men; and
WHEREAS, The consequences of a rupture are often devastating,
with about 50% of ruptured brain aneurysms being fatal; and
WHEREAS, Among survivors, roughly 66% suffer permanent
neurological impairments, and alarmingly, 15% of individuals
with a ruptured aneurysm die before reaching the hospital,
typically due to rapid and severe brain injury caused by the
initial bleeding; and
WHEREAS, Ruptured aneurysms also account for 3% to 5% of all
new strokes; and
WHEREAS, This resolution is dedicated to Shawn Bradford of
Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, who died Friday, August 8, 2025, due
to complications from a brain aneurysm at just 49 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly must raise awareness of this
critical health issue; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly acknowledge the
seriousness of brain aneurysms, stand with the families,
advocates and medical professionals who work tirelessly to
improve diagnosis and treatment and champion further research
that could save lives.
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