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This resolution recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month, drawing attention to critical cardiac health issues and emergency response. The resolution highlights that over 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside hospitals annually, with only about 10% surviving, and more than 23,000 children under 18 also experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. It emphasizes the importance of CPR, noting that immediate CPR can double or triple survival chances, yet only 46% of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR from bystanders. The resolution calls for increased awareness, education about cardiac emergency response plans, CPR training, and automated external defibrillator (AED) accessibility. Tracing back to a proclamation by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, the resolution aims to highlight cardiovascular health risks, address unequal burdens of heart disease in underserved communities, and ultimately encourage more people to respond effectively to cardiac emergencies by calling 911, performing high-quality CPR, and using AEDs when available.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4621&Year=2025&Initiative=false