[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4443-S4444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 340--SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 13, 
                      2023, AS NATIONAL SEPSIS DAY

  Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 340

       Whereas sepsis is a medical condition caused by a severe 
     immune response to infection or traumatic injury;
       Whereas the overwhelming flood of inflammatory signals 
     released into the blood to fight infection can impair blood 
     flow, injuring the body's organs;
       Whereas sepsis is a serious infection and a leading cause 
     of death and disability in the Unites States;
       Whereas severe sepsis can result in septic shock, exposing 
     the patient to potentially fatal multiple organ failure;
       Whereas 1,700,000 people in the United States are infected 
     by sepsis annually;
       Whereas sepsis kills 270,000 people in the United States 
     each year;
       Whereas sepsis is the most expensive condition treated in 
     hospitals in the United States;
       Whereas the number of sepsis deaths is currently on the 
     rise in the United States;
       Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, 80 percent of sepsis cases begin outside the 
     hospital;
       Whereas most sepsis fatalities are preventable, and early 
     recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis can prevent 
     loss of life;
       Whereas the sepsis protocols for hospitals in New York 
     State, called ``Rory's Regulations'' for Rory Staunton who 
     died from preventable, treatable sepsis at 12 years of age, 
     have been proven to save lives through rapid identification 
     and treatment of sepsis;
       Whereas providers and public health experts should study 
     and learn from Rory's Regulations to find ways to end 
     preventable deaths from sepsis; and
       Whereas September 13, 2023, would be an appropriate date to 
     designate as ``National Sepsis Day'' to coincide with the 
     international designation of September 13 as ``World Sepsis 
     Day'', to raise awareness of the condition, to encourage the 
     education of patients, families, health care professionals, 
     and government agencies on the seriousness sepsis and the 
     importance of early detection

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     as the key to survival, and to focus attention and energy 
     towards the ultimate goal of ending sepsis: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate supports the designation of 
     September 13, 2023, as ``National Sepsis Day''.

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