[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 617 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 617

    Expressing support for the designation of the third Thursday of 
       November as ``World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2017

Mr. Emmer submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing support for the designation of the third Thursday of 
       November as ``World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day''.

Whereas, annually, there are estimated to be 2.5 million pressure injuries and 
        60,000 pressure injury deaths;
Whereas pressure injuries cost $40,000 to $150,000 dollars per patient, and 
        approximately $9.1 to $11.6 billion dollars per year in the United 
        States;
Whereas there are approximately 17,000 additional lawsuits each year as a result 
        of pressure injuries;
Whereas pressure injuries are one of the five most prevalent harms experienced 
        by patients;
Whereas in long-term acute care settings, 28.2 percent of patients have pressure 
        injuries;
Whereas in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, approximately 11 percent of 
        patients have documented pressure injuries;
Whereas for acute care settings, 8.8 percent of patients have a pressure injury;
Whereas more than one third of veterans with a spinal cord injury report 
        pressure injuries each year, and those veterans face more than $77,000 
        in inpatient costs compared to those without; and
Whereas patients with hospital-acquired pressure injuries increase their length 
        of stay from 4.9 to 11.6 days, adding more than six days of 
        hospitalization, and as a result, these patients are more likely to be 
        readmitted to a hospital: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of ``World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day''.
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