Assembly Resolution No. 516

BY: M. of A. Maher

MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
May 2023, as Stop the Bleed Month in the State of
New York

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body hereby memorializes
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2023, as Stop the Bleed Month in
the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Stop the Bleed Month; and

WHEREAS, The National Stop the Bleed Campaign is a call to action; a
person can die from blood loss within five minutes, therefore, it is
important to stop the blood loss as quickly as possible; and

WHEREAS, Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans under
the age of 46; the top cause of preventable death in trauma is bleeding;
20% of people who have died from traumatic injuries could have survived
with quick bleeding control; 35% of pre-hospital deaths are due to blood
loss;and

WHEREAS, 80% of victims in a mass casualty event are transported to
the hospital by members of the public; and

WHEREAS, The National Stop the Bleed Campaign increases awareness of
the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program and its goal is
to connect Bleeding Control instructors with interested citizens
throughout the month of May 2023, and specifically during the American
College of Emergency Physician's EMS Week, May 21-27, 2023; and

WHEREAS, In 2018, the National Stop the Bleed Day saw incredible
success with over 35,000 citizens in all 50 states and 10 countries,
including England, Italy, and Australia trained through the Bleeding
Control Basic (B-Con) course; those trained included law enforcement,
emergency first responders, and citizen bystanders; and

WHEREAS, The Stop the Bleed initiative was started in 2015 to
increase B-Con training, as hemorrhage is the leading cause of
preventable death in the pre-hospital environment; and

WHEREAS, While the Hartford Consensus and Stop the Bleed resolution
described a need for bystander B-Con training, National Stop the Bleed
Month campaign seized on this consensus and put it into action,
providing B-Con familiarization and training to increase survivability
in these situations; and

WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater awareness of this
serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity at
the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2023, as Stop the
Bleed Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance
of National Stop the Bleed Month; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.