[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 56 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 56

Designating the month of March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, 
                  in memory of journalist David Bloom.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2005

 Mr. Specter submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the month of March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, 
                  in memory of journalist David Bloom.

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;
Whereas deep-vein thrombosis is a serious but preventable medical condition;
Whereas deep-vein thrombosis occurs in approximately 2,000,000 Americans every 
        year;
Whereas fatal pulmonary embolism causes more deaths each year than breast cancer 
        and AIDS combined;
Wherease complications from deep-vein thrombosis take up to 200,000 American 
        lives each year;
Whereas fatal pulmonary embolism may be the most common preventable cause of 
        hospital death in the United States;
Whereas the risk factors for deep-vein thrombosis include cancer and certain 
        heart or respiratory diseases;
Whereas pulmonary embolism is the leading cause of maternal death associated 
        with childbirth;
Whereas, according to a survey conducted by the American Public Health 
        Association, 74 percent of Americans are unaware of deep-vein 
        thrombosis;
Whereas National Broadcasting Company correspondent David Bloom died of a fatal 
        pulmonary embolism while covering the war in Iraq;
Whereas Melanie Bloom, widow of David Bloom, and more than 35 members of the 
        Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis are working to raise awareness 
        of this silent killer; and
Whereas the establishment of March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month in 
        honor of David Bloom would raise public awareness about this life-
        threatening but preventable condition: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the month of March as ``Deep-Vein Thrombosis 
        Awareness Month'';
            (2) honors the memory of David Bloom; and
            (3) recognizes the importance of raising awareness of deep-
        vein thrombosis.
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