New York J 739: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025 as STOP THE BLEED Month in the State of New York

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J00739 Summary:

BILL NOJ00739 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRIVERA

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BILL NOJ00739 

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04/04/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

04/08/2025REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

04/08/2025ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 739

BY: Senator RIVERA

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 May 2025 as STOP THE BLEED Month in the State of New
 York

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
health issues which affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body hereby memorializes
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025 as STOP THE BLEED Month in
the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
STOP THE BLEED Month; and

 WHEREAS, Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans under
the age of 46; the top cause of preventable death in trauma is bleeding;
20% of people who have died from traumatic injuries could have survived
with quick control of the bleeding; 35% of pre-hospital deaths are due
to blood loss; and

 WHEREAS, Additionally, 80% of victims in a mass casualty event are
transported to the hospital by members of the public; and

 WHEREAS, Because a trauma victim can bleed to death within five
minutes before professional emergency care arrives, the program teaches
citizens bleeding-control methods developed by the military and first
responders to help citizens become immediate responders; and

 WHEREAS, The initiative was created in the wake of the 2012 mass
shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School; the American College of
Surgeons convened senior healthcare and public safety leaders to produce
a program that will improve survival for victims suffering from bleeding
injuries, and their review led to the development of the STOP THE BLEED
campaign; and

 WHEREAS, When a person is losing blood, every minute counts, and the
STOP THE BLEED campaign of the American College of Surgeons is informing
Americans and connecting Bleeding Control instructors with interested
citizens throughout the year, with a particular emphasis during the
month of May, which includes the American College of Emergency
Physicians National EMS Week, May 18-24, 2025; New York State has some
of the busiest STOP THE BLOOD programs in the country; and

 WHEREAS, In New York State, implementation of the program is being
guided by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the
New York Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; and

 WHEREAS, Available for sale, STOP THE BLEED also provides kits that
include such tools as tourniquets, dressings, and topical hemostatic
agents to help bystanders offer swift assistance at the scene of a mass
casualty or other incident; and

 WHEREAS, These trauma kits can be affixed to walls in public places,
much like the cardiac defibrillators with which most modern buildings
are furnished; and

 WHEREAS, The STOP THE BLEED campaign is empowering citizens across
the country to save lives in situations when time is of the absolute
essence; and

 WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater awareness of this
serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity at
the local, State, and National levels; now, therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025 as STOP THE BLEED
Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of
National STOP THE BLEED Month; and be it further

 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.

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