[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 416 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 416

    Honoring the members of the Armed Forces serving as health care 
     professionals in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2006

 Ms. Millender-McDonald submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the members of the Armed Forces serving as health care 
     professionals in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Whereas more than 12,500 health care professionals of the Armed Forces are 
        currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan;
Whereas these health care professionals include enlisted medics and medical 
        corpsmen who provide immediate, life-saving care on the battlefield, 
        doctors, nurses, and medical support personnel at combat support 
        hospitals, and health care providers responsible for evacuations to 
        medical treatment facilities and medical centers;
Whereas more than 17,500 United States service members have been wounded in 
        action during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and 
        have been cared for by military health care professionals;
Whereas between 75 and 80 percent of traumatic injuries involve the extremities 
        and are most commonly combined with wounds that affect other regions of 
        the body;
Whereas since 2001, more than 400 United States service members have returned 
        home from Iraq and Afghanistan as amputees;
Whereas many injuries, which previously would have resulted in death, were not 
        fatal because of advancements in battlefield equipment, including body 
        armor and helmets;
Whereas in addition to advancements in equipment, advancements in battlefield 
        medicine, procedures for swift evacuation to hospitals, and the overall 
        high quality of medical care continue to save the lives of United States 
        military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan;
Whereas the nature of warfare conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan has forced 
        military health care professionals to confront new types of injuries and 
        develop new types of treatment methods;
Whereas as a result of the high quality of health care professionals serving in 
        the military, the survival rate of United States service members is 
        higher than in any previous war, with 7 to 8 survivors for every death, 
        as compared to 2 survivors for every death during World War II; and
Whereas the medical treatments, procedures, and approaches developed by military 
        health care professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will continue 
        to save military lives, in addition to having direct applications and 
        benefits to civilian medical care: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) honors the members of the Armed Forces serving as 
        health care professionals in Iraq and Afghanistan and their 
        ongoing contributions to the United States service members to 
        whom they provide medical care; and
            (2) recognizes the research and advancements achieved by 
        military health care professionals in the area of battlefield 
        medical care and the direct applications and benefits such 
        research and advancements will have to civilian medical care.
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