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          Date of Hearing:   June 8, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          ACR 72  
          (Gipson) - As Introduced May 14, 2015


          SUBJECT:  American Stroke Month.


          SUMMARY:  Declares May 2015 to be American Stroke Month in  
          California, and urges all Californians to familiarize themselves  
          with the risk factors associated with stroke, to recognize the  
          warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and, at the first signs of  
          a stroke, to dial 9-1-1 immediately in order to begin to reduce  
          the devastating effects of strokes.  Specifically, this  
          resolution makes the following legislative findings:


          1)Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and  
            the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, killing  
            approximately 130,000 people nationwide and over 13,500  
            citizens of California.


          2)More than one-half, or 58 percent, of Americans don't know  
            they are at risk for stroke.


          3)The F.A.S.T. warning signs and symptoms of stroke include face  
            drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty and time to call  
            9-1-1. In addition to these signs, additional stroke warning  
            signs and symptoms include sudden numbness or weakness of the  








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            face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body, sudden  
            confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, sudden trouble  
            seeing in one or both eyes, sudden trouble walking, dizziness,  
            loss of balance or coordination, and sudden severe headache  
            with no known cause.


          4)On the American Stroke Month Day of Action, May 1, 2015,  
            throughout May and year-round, the American Stroke  
            Association's "Together to End Stroke" initiative encourages  
            Americans to learn their personal stroke risk, memorize and  
            share the stroke warning signs, and call 9-1-1 at the first  
            sign of stroke.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file












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          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800