,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,septemb] #bjac z         
,national ,sepsis & ,septic ,%ock       
,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas sepsis is a     
m$ical condition t occurs due to an     
immune response to infection2 ,:]eas !  
releas$ immune *emicals into ! blood to 
fight infection c cause impair$ blood   
fl[1 :i* injures ! body's organs2 ,:]eas
 9 sev]e cases blood pressure drops1 !  
he>t weak5s1 & septic %ock c occur1     
expos+ ! pati5t to multiple organ       
failure :i* c lead to dea?2 ,:]eas      
sepsis is a s]i\s m$ical condition & a  
lead+ cause ( dea?2 ,:]eas ab\t #gej1jjj
 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are infect$ by     
sepsis annually2 ,:]eas ! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,g5]al ,m$ical ,sci5ces at !
 ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? has      

e/imat$ t betwe5 #bh & #ej p]c5t ( p    
infect$ die1 attribut+ to m ,unit$      
,/ates dea?s ?an pro/ate canc]1 brea/   
canc]1 & ,,aids comb9$2 ,:]eas x is     
e/imat$ t approximately #ag1jjj1jjj1jjj 
annually is sp5t combat+ sepsis 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( sepsis  
relat$ dea?s is curr5tly on ! rise 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas _m symptoms (     
sepsis mimic o!r conditions1 mak+ sepsis
 difficult to diagnose2 & ,:]eas        
,septemb] #bjac w\ld be an appropriate  
mon? to designate z ,national ,sepsis & 
,septic ,%ock ,aw>5ess ,mon? to raise   
aw>5ess & enc\rage ! education (        
pati5ts1 families1 & heal? c>e          
pr(essionals on ! s]i\sness ( e>ly      
detection z ! key to survival3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tative
 supports ! designation ( ,national     
,sepsis & ,septic ,%ock ,aw>5ess ,mon?4