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Backup Documents 05/23/2017 Item # 4A 4 A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, trauma awareness month is designed to raise regional attention to trauma and what must be done to reduce the devastating impact of traumatic injuries; and, WHEREAS, trauma is the leading cause of death for all Floridians between the ages of 1 and 46 every year; with someone in Florida being traumatically injured every 12 minutes; enough to fill Germain Arena six times; and, WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes and falls resulting in blunt force trauma make up more than 76 percent of all trauma cases treated in our trauma district area each year; and, WHEREAS, in 2016 more than 2,569 Floridian residents and visitors in our Lee County Trauma Services District area were treated at the trauma center at Lee Memorial Hospital; and, WHEREAS, national studies show that patient mortality is reduced by 15 to 20 percent when the patient is treated for traumatic injuries in a trauma center rather than in a non-trauma center; and, WHEREAS, there are more than 1 .2 million residents in the Lee County Trauma Services District, comprised of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties; serviced by the only trauma center on the Florida Gulf Coast between Tampa and Miami; and, WHEREAS, recognition is due for our Lee County Trauma Services District for its accomplishments and contributions to improve public welfare by providing quality trauma care for all residents and visitors; injury prevention outreach, education, and research; disaster preparedness and response; and demonstrating that an effective trauma center saves the lives of our residents and visitors. NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that May 2017 be designated as TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY DONE AND ORDERED THIS 23rd Day of May 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS jC))\\ "11 411.41,/-v,-0 ‘ COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA 111 ) \ ',/,`""''' /,N`" '� ; PENNY r LOR, AIRMAN t 0 ,\,„V��U