Amended in Assembly May 28, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 59

Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Low, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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April 27, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 59—Relative to Thrombosis Awareness Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 59, as amended, Maienschein. Thrombosis Awareness Month.

This measure would declare the month of October 2015 as Thrombosis Awareness Month.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of Americans are affected
each year by deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, a medical condition
that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein; and

WHEREAS, DVT is caused by reduced blood flow through the
deep veins, usually in the lower leg or thigh, and either the
tendency of a person’s blood to clot too quickly or irritation or
inflammation of the inner lining of the vein, or both; and

WHEREAS, Pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a serious and
potentially fatal complication of DVT. Venous thromboembolism,
which includes deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or
both, affects an estimated 300,000 to 600,000, inclusive individuals
in the United States each year and the federal Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimates suggest between 60,000 and
100,000 people die of DVT/PE in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious cardiac
condition characterized by an irregular heart rhythm, is estimated
to affect at least 1.2 million adults in the United States and can
lead to thromboembolic strokes. The incidence of atrial fibrillation
in adults is projected to increase to 2.6 million cases by 2030; and

WHEREAS, The State of California seeks to raise public
awareness about the symptoms and risk factors for deep vein
thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or both, and strokes caused by
atrial fibrillation, to prevent and reduce the frequency of illness
and death among its citizens and those who visit the state; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the month of
October 2015 as Thrombosis Awareness Month in California and
recognizes the importance of the ongoing fight against deep vein
thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and strokes caused by atrial
fibrillation; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.