[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANITA DORR TO EMERGENCY NURSING

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark National 
Emergency Nurses Week and to honor the contributions of Anita Dorr.
  Anita was an emergency room nurse at the Erie County Medical Center 
in Buffalo, New York. She observed that emergency rooms could do better 
in the many types of crises coming through emergency room doors.
  She developed the crash cart, which has drawers that contain 
defibrillators, life-supporting drugs, and other essential items for 
crisis care. The crash cart is now universally used in medical settings 
around the world and has saved countless lives.
  Anita also cofounded the Emergency Nurses Association to advocate for 
nurses and support their training across America.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring emergency nurses as well 
as Anita Dorr's lasting contributions to the medical field and to my 
community.

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