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Senate approves public‑health measure to study and educate on blood clots after surgery
Summary
Lawmakers approved a public‑health bill to create a working group or task force on post‑surgical blood clots and pulmonary embolism prevention and education; Senator Murray explained his affirmative vote with a personal near‑fatal experience.
The New York State Senate passed a public‑health bill (Calendar No. 491, Senate Print 2400) to establish a working group intended to gather information and educate the public about blood clots and pulmonary embolism (PE).
Senator Murray explained his affirmative vote with a first‑person account of suffering a deep‑vein thrombosis that led to a pulmonary embolism after surgery. He described severe symptoms, urgent care, hospitalization and a near‑fatal outcome and said the proposed working group could save lives by increasing awareness and disseminating prevention information.
Murray said the measure will compile information and share best practices to educate patients and clinicians about symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing, dizziness, rapid heart rate and leg pain or swelling. He credited staff and collaborators who worked on the bill and urged colleagues to support it.
The Senate adopted the bill on the floor and the presiding officer announced the vote in the affirmative; the text read on the floor said the act will take effect on the ninetieth day after becoming law (per the bill reading on the calendar item).
