[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 102--PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 14 
          THROUGH MAY 11, 2002, AS ``NATIONAL SAFE KIDS WEEK''

  Mr. DODD submitted the following concurrent resolution, which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                            S. Con. Res. 102

       Whereas unintentional injury is the number 1 killer of 
     children under 15 years of age;
       Whereas in 2000, more than 373,000 children under 15 years 
     of age were treated in hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-
     related injuries, and more than 16,600 children under 15 
     years of age were treated for equestrian-related injuries;
       Whereas more than 40 percent of all bicycle-related deaths 
     are due to head injuries, approximately three-fourths of all 
     bicycle-related head injuries occur among children under 15 
     years of age, and 60 percent of all equestrian-related deaths 
     are related to head injury;
       Whereas the single most effective safety device available 
     to reduce head injury and death from bicycle and equestrian 
     accidents is a properly fitted and safety certified helmet;
       Whereas national estimates report that helmet use among 
     child bicyclists is only between 15 and 25 percent;
       Whereas every dollar spent on a bicycle helmet saves this 
     Nation $30 in direct medical costs and other costs to 
     society;
       Whereas there is no national safety standard in place for 
     equestrian helmets;
       Whereas the National Safe Kids Campaign supports efforts to 
     reduce equestrian-related head injuries;
       Whereas the National Safe Kids Campaign promotes childhood 
     injury prevention by uniting diverse groups into State and 
     local coalitions, developing innovative educational tools and 
     strategies, initiating legislative changes, promoting new 
     technology, and raising awareness through the media; and
       Whereas the National Safe Kids Campaign, with the support 
     of founding sponsor Johnson & Johnson, has planned special 
     childhood injury prevention activities and community-based 
     events for National Safe Kids Week 2002, which will focus on 
     the prevention of wheel-related traumatic brain injuries: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) proclaims the week of May 4 through May 11, 2002, as 
     ``National Safe Kids Week'';
       (2) supports the efforts and activities of the National 
     Safe Kids Campaign to prevent childhood injuries, including 
     bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries and equestrian-
     related brain injuries; and
       (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
     National Safe Kids Week with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities.

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