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                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 98
Monday, May 23, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6691 of May 18, 1994

 

National Trauma Awareness Month, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                All of us are potential victims of physical trauma. 
                Even though we may lead relatively calm and safe lives, 
                we can never fully escape the risks of traumatic 
                injury. Each year, no fewer than 150,000 Americans die 
                as a result of massive damage to skin or to internal 
                organs, providing a sobering reminder that we must 
                renew our efforts to create a healthier and safer 
                society.

                While traumatic physical injury threatens all of us, 
                young children are at particularly high risk for its 
                tragic effects. In fact, six times as many children are 
                killed by traumatic incidence than by cancer. No matter 
                who falls victim, trauma exacts a tremendous toll.

                In addition to the vast physical and emotional 
                suffering that occurs, trauma also causes staggering 
                economic losses. This year alone, Americans will spend 
                more than $175 billion for the health care costs and 
                loss of productivity associated with trauma.

                We now consider trauma to be among the most neglected 
                medical conditions in our country, and it is vital that 
                we take steps to diminish its terrible damage.

                Fortunately, we can substantially reduce the threat and 
                the impact of traumatic injury through a concerted 
                campaign of prevention and of improvement in care. By 
                using established safety procedures in our homes and at 
                work and by teaching basic safety to our children, we 
                can significantly lower the number of traumatic 
                accidents that occur each year. We can also help 
                prevent many of the fatalities associated with trauma 
                by learning how to properly treat its victims. By 
                rededicating ourselves to understanding life-
                threatening trauma and by making the most effective 
                uses of emergency medical services, we can all 
                contribute to creating a healthier society.

                The Congress, by Public Law 103-39, has designated May 
                1994 as ``National Trauma Awareness Month,'' and has 
                authorized and requested the President to issue a 
                proclamation in observance of this month.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month 
                of May 1994 as National Trauma Awareness Month. I call 
                upon all Americans to observe this month with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                eighteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-12649
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