IV
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 617
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 13, 2017
Mr. Emmer submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of the third Thursday of November as World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day
.
Whereas, annually, there are estimated to be 2.5 million pressure injuries and 60,000 pressure injury deaths;
Whereas pressure injuries cost $40,000 to $150,000 dollars per patient, and approximately $9.1 to $11.6 billion dollars per year in the United States;
Whereas there are approximately 17,000 additional lawsuits each year as a result of pressure injuries;
Whereas pressure injuries are one of the five most prevalent harms experienced by patients;
Whereas in long-term acute care settings, 28.2 percent of patients have pressure injuries;
Whereas in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, approximately 11 percent of patients have documented pressure injuries;
Whereas for acute care settings, 8.8 percent of patients have a pressure injury;
Whereas more than one third of veterans with a spinal cord injury report pressure injuries each year, and those veterans face more than $77,000 in inpatient costs compared to those without; and
Whereas patients with hospital-acquired pressure injuries increase their length of stay from 4.9 to 11.6 days, adding more than six days of hospitalization, and as a result, these patients are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives supports the designation of World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day
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