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S. C. R. No. 7 As Adopted by the Senate

As Adopted by the Senate

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

S. C. R. No. 7

Senator Schuler

Cosponsors: Senators Fedor, Miller, D., Morano, Sawyer, Coughlin, Gibbs, Harris, Kearney, Miller, R., Niehaus, Patton, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Strahorn, Turner, Wagoner, Wilson, Smith

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To designate the month of March 2009 as "Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month."

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

       WHEREAS, The members of the 128th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to designate the month of March 2009 as "Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month" in Ohio in memory of journalist David Bloom; and

       WHEREAS, Deep-vein thrombosis is a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the large veins, which may result in a fatal pulmonary embolism; and

       WHEREAS, Deep-vein thrombosis is a serious but preventable medical condition; and

       WHEREAS, Deep-vein thrombosis affects approximately two million Americans each year; and

       WHEREAS, Fatal pulmonary embolism causes more deaths each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined; and

       WHEREAS, Complications from deep-vein thrombosis take up to two hundred thousand American lives each year; and

       WHEREAS, Fatal pulmonary embolism may be the most common preventable cause of hospital death in the United States; and

       WHEREAS, Risk factors for deep-vein thrombosis include cancer and certain heart or respiratory diseases; and

       WHEREAS, Pulmonary embolism is the leading cause of maternal death associated with childbirth; and

       WHEREAS, According to a survey conducted by the American Public Health Association, seventy-four per cent of Americans are unaware of deep-vein thrombosis; and

       WHEREAS, National Broadcasting Company correspondent David Bloom died of a fatal pulmonary embolism while covering the war in Iraq; and

       WHEREAS, Melanie Bloom, widow of David Bloom, and more than fifty members of the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis are working to raise awareness of this silent killer; and

       WHEREAS, The designation of March 2009 as "Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month" in memory of David Bloom will raise public awareness about this life-threatening but preventable condition; now therefore be it

       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, designate March 2009 as "Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month" in Ohio to honor the memory of David Bloom; and be it further

       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, recognize the importance of raising awareness of deep-vein thrombosis; and be it further

       RESOLVED, That the clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis.