HR 308 — A Resolution designating August 8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    2292

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 308
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BASHLINE, VENKAT, METZGAR, NEILSON, RIVERA,
        BERNSTINE, DOUGHERTY, ROWE, GALLAGHER, WARREN, ARMANINI,
        STEHR, GREINER, SHAFFER, MARCELL, PUGH, CAUSER, RASEL,
        PICKETT, SCHEUREN, ANDERSON, KHAN, FLICK AND K.HARRIS,
        SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating August 8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, Each year in the United States, approximately 30,000
 4   people experience a ruptured brain aneurysm, equivalent to about
 5   50 cases per 100,000 individuals annually, meaning a rupture
 6   occurs roughly every 18 minutes; and
 7         WHEREAS, Globally, brain aneurysms claim nearly 500,000 lives
 8   each year, with half of those affected under 50 years of age;
 9   and
10         WHEREAS, An estimated 6.8 million Americans, or about 1 in
11   50, are living with an unruptured brain aneurysm; and
12         WHEREAS, Unruptured brain aneurysms are most common in
13   individuals 35 to 60 years of age, though they can occur in
14   children; and
15         WHEREAS, Most brain aneurysms develop after 40 years of age;
16   and
 1         WHEREAS, Women are more likely than men to have a brain
 2   aneurysm, with a ratio of 3 to 2; and
 3         WHEREAS, The risk of rupture is especially elevated in women
 4   over 55 years of age, who face a 1.5 times greater risk than
 5   men; and
 6         WHEREAS, The consequences of a rupture are often devastating,
 7   with about 50% of ruptured brain aneurysms being fatal; and
 8         WHEREAS, Among survivors, roughly 66% suffer permanent
 9   neurological impairments, and alarmingly, 15% of individuals
10   with a ruptured aneurysm die before reaching the hospital,
11   typically due to rapid and severe brain injury caused by the
12   initial bleeding; and
13         WHEREAS, Ruptured aneurysms also account for 3% to 5% of all
14   new strokes; and
15         WHEREAS, This resolution is dedicated to Shawn Bradford of
16   Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, who died Friday, August 8, 2025, due
17   to complications from a brain aneurysm at just 49 years of age;
18   and
19         WHEREAS, The General Assembly must raise awareness of this
20   critical health issue; therefore be it
21         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
22   8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and
23   be it further
24         RESOLVED, That the General Assembly acknowledge the
25   seriousness of brain aneurysms, stand with the families,
26   advocates and medical professionals who work tirelessly to
27   improve diagnosis and treatment and champion further research
28   that could save lives.




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