BILL NUMBER: ACR 59	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 28, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 28, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein
   (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)

                        APRIL 27, 2015

   Relative to Thrombosis Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 59, Maienschein. Thrombosis Awareness Month.
   This measure would declare the month of October 2015 as Thrombosis
Awareness Month.



   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.