SR0326 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Obesity in our nation has led to an epidemic rise in the number people with heart disease and heart problems; and

WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, this year, nearly 600,000 Americans will die from heart disease - nearly 1 in 4 deaths - and nearly 715,000 Americans will have their first, and for some, their last heart attack; and

WHEREAS, A change in diet and exercising more has been proven to prevent harmful heart conditions, the use of AEDs and proper administration of CPR has been proven to increase survival rates in victims of heart attacks; and

WHEREAS, The American Heart Association formally endorsed CPR as a life-saving technique in 1963; and

WHEREAS, Since the inception of AEDs in 1947 on a 14-year-old patient, they have been used to save the lives of countless people; and

WHEREAS, It is a priority of this body to raise awareness of the proper use and techniques for performing CPR and using AEDs in society at large; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the month of May of 2013 and 2014 as AED and CPR Education Awareness Month in the State of Illinois in order to save the lives of future generations.