[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5983]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 809--SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 13, 
                    2024, AS ``NATIONAL SEPSIS DAY''

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 809

       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 United 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 350,000 people in the United States 
     each year;
       Whereas sepsis is one of the most expensive conditions to 
     treat in hospitals in the United States, with high spending 
     compounded by frequent hospital readmissions, including 1 in 
     5 patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge and 1 in 3 
     patient readmissions within 180 days of discharge;
       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, 2024, 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 of sepsis and the 
     importance of early detection 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, 2024, as ``National Sepsis Day''.

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