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SR8610 • 2026
Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of death and disability and supporting the recognition of February 2025 as "American Heart Month."
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Cardiovascular disease
Adopted.
Cardiovascular disease
WHEREAS, More than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest 1 outside of a hospital each year and about 70 percent happen at home; 2 and only about 1 in 10 survive; and more than 23,000 children under 3 the age of 18 experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each 4 year in the United States and almost 40 percent of these are sports 5 related; and 6 WHEREAS, CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or 7 triple a person's chance of survival; and only about 46 percent of 8 people who experience cardiac arrest receive CPR from people nearby 9 while waiting for emergency responders to arrive; and10 WHEREAS, There are effective solutions to this problem – 11 awareness and education to have cardiac emergency response plans in 12 place, CPR education, and automated external defibrillator (AED) 13 training and accessibility; and 14 WHEREAS, Knowing how to properly perform CPR has encouraged more 15 people to act when faced with a cardiac emergency and to save more 16 lives from cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, we must increase the 17 number of people who respond to cardiac arrest by calling 911, 18 delivering high-quality CPR, and using an AED as soon as it is 19 available; and 20 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association has set a goal of 21 doubling the survival from cardiac arrest by 2030 by turning 22 bystanders into lifesavers, so that everyone, everywhere is prepared 23 SENATE RESOLUTION 8610 By Senators Harris, Goehner, Torres, Boehnke, and Wagoner p. 1 8610 and empowered to become a vital link in the chain of survival 1 and provide CPR in response to a cardiac emergency; and2 WHEREAS, In celebration of American Heart Month, we urge 3 every household to join the Nation of Lifesavers and learn CPR;4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state 5 of Washington, in recognition of the importance of the ongoing 6 fight against heart disease and stroke and the effort to double 7 the survival rate from cardiac arrest, do hereby proclaim 8 February 2025 to be American Heart Month. 9 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 10 do hereby certify that this is a true and 11 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8610, 12 adopted by the Senate 13 February 24, 2025 14 SARAH BANNISTER 15 Secretary of the Senate 16 p. 2 8610