,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#cj1 #bjai,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,blunt7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting increased awareness of      
sepsis and the importance of early      
diagnosis and appropriate intervention4 
,whereas sepsis is a medical condition  
resulting from an immune system response
 to an infection2 ,whereas the          
overwhelming response of the immune     
system to an infection can rapidly lead 
to tissue damage1 organ failure1 and    
death2 ,whereas more than #a1gjj1jjj    
individuals in the ,united ,states      
develop sepsis each year2 ,whereas more 
than #bgj1jjj individuals in the ,united
 ,states die from sepsis each year1     
which is more than the number of        
individuals who die from prostate       
cancer1 breast cancer1 and ,,hiv_/,,aids

 combined2 ,whereas the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
estimates that #a in #c patients who die
 in a hospital have sepsis2 ,whereas1   
according to the ,agency for ,healthcare
 ,research and ,quality1 sepsis is the  
most common diagnosis for inpatient     
hospital stays in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas sepsis is the most expensive   
condition treated in hospitals in the   
,united ,states1 costing more than      
#bd1jjj1jjj1jjj each year2 ,whereas     
sepsis is the number one cause of       
hospital readmissions1 generating more  
than #b1jjj1jjj1jjj in costs annually2  
,whereas more than #hj percent of septic
 patients are septic upon admission to  
the hospital2 ,whereas mortality rates  
from septic shock increase by up to #h  
percent for every hour that treatment is
 delayed2 ,whereas rapid diagnosis and  
treatment can prevent up to #hj percent 
of fatalities from sepsis2 and ,whereas 
the combination of early detection of   
sepsis and appropriate interventions can

 significantly improve the chances of   
survival for patients with all types of 
sepsis3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 is committed to      
increasing awareness of sepsis and      
encouraging the education of patients1  
families1 health care professionals1 and
 government agencies on the critical    
importance of early diagnosis as the key
 for patients to survive sepsis2 and    
7#b7 supports innovative public-private 
partnerships and the pursuit of         
innovative financing tools1 incentives1 
and other mechanisms to accelerate the  
pursuit of improved early detection and 
appropriate intervention for patients   
with sepsis4