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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 809 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 809

Supporting the designation of September 13, 2024, as ``National Sepsis 
                                 Day''.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2024

 Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Supporting the designation of September 13, 2024, as ``National Sepsis 
                                 Day''.

Whereas sepsis is a medical condition caused by a severe immune response to 
        infection or traumatic injury;
Whereas the overwhelming flood of inflammatory signals released into the blood 
        to fight infection can impair blood flow, injuring the body's organs;
Whereas sepsis is a serious infection and a leading cause of death and 
        disability in the United States;
Whereas severe sepsis can result in septic shock, exposing the patient to 
        potentially fatal multiple organ failure;
Whereas 1,700,000 people in the United States are infected by sepsis annually;
Whereas sepsis kills 350,000 people in the United States each year;
Whereas sepsis is one of the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals in 
        the United States, with high spending compounded by frequent hospital 
        readmissions, including 1 in 5 patient readmissions within 30 days of 
        discharge and 1 in 3 patient readmissions within 180 days of discharge;
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent 
        of sepsis cases begin outside the hospital;
Whereas most sepsis fatalities are preventable, and early recognition, 
        diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis can prevent loss of life;
Whereas the sepsis protocols for hospitals in New York State, called ``Rory's 
        Regulations'' for Rory Staunton who died from preventable, treatable 
        sepsis at 12 years of age, have been proven to save lives through rapid 
        identification and treatment of sepsis;
Whereas providers and public health experts should study and learn from Rory's 
        Regulations to find ways to end preventable deaths from sepsis; and
Whereas September 13, 2024, would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``National Sepsis Day'' to coincide with the international designation 
        of September 13 as ``World Sepsis Day'', to raise awareness of the 
        condition, to encourage the education of patients, families, health care 
        professionals, and government agencies on the seriousness of sepsis and 
        the importance of early detection as the key to survival, and to focus 
        attention and energy towards the ultimate goal of ending sepsis: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate supports the designation of September 13, 
2024, as ``National Sepsis Day''.
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