,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ba1 #bjbc,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,lujn7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,deep ,vein        
,thrombosis and ,pulmonary ,embolism    
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas deep vein  
thrombosis 7referred to in this preamble
 as ,,dvt7 is a condition that occurs   
when a blood clot forms in the deep     
veins of the body1 such as in the arm1  
abdomen1 around the brain1 and most     
commonly in the leg2 ,whereas a         
potentially life-threatening            
complication of ,,dvt is pulmonary      
embolism 7referred to in this preamble  
as ,,pe71 where a blood clot breaks off1
 travels through the blood stream1 and  
lodges in the lung2 ,whereas ,,dvt and  
,,pe are serious but often preventable  
medical conditions2 ,whereas ,,dvt and  
,,pe affect as many as #ijj1jjj         

individuals in the ,united ,states each 
year2 ,whereas ,,dvt and ,,pe kill an   
estimated #fj1jjj to #ajj1jjj           
individuals in the ,united ,states each 
year1 and #a out of #d individuals who  
have a ,,pe die without warning2        
,whereas ,,dvt and ,,pe deaths are often
 preventable2 ,whereas ,,dvt and ,,pe   
are leading causes of preventable       
hospital death in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas ,,dvt and ,,pe are a common    
complication faced by cancer patients1  
and survival rates are lower for        
individuals with cancer who also have   
blood clots2 ,whereas pregnancy         
increases the risk of ,,dvt and ,,pe1   
and that risk remains elevated for up to
 #c months after giving birth2 ,whereas 
immobility1 surgery1 older age1 and a   
family history of clotting and          
thrombophilia increase the risk of ,,dvt
 and ,,pe2 ,whereas ,,dvt and ,,pe      
contributes to up to #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj in 
incremental medical costs each year in  
the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the   

establishment of ,march as ,deep ,vein  
,thrombosis and ,pulmonary ,embolism    
,awareness ,month would raise awareness 
about this life-threatening but         
preventable condition3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports 
the goals and ideals of ,deep ,vein     
,thrombosis and ,pulmonary ,embolism    
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 recognizes 
the importance of raising awareness of  
deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary      
embolism4