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2015 -- S 0977 Enacted 06/09/2015

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING JUNE 10, 2015 AS "NATIONAL TIME OUT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller

Date Introduced: June 04, 2015

WHEREAS, Taking a "time out" before operative and other invasive procedures is a

requirement of the Joint Commission Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure,

and wrong person surgeries. Despite this requirement, it is estimated that wrong site surgeries

(WSS) occur between 40 to 60 times per week, and approximately 1,300 to 2,700 such incidents

occur annually; and

WHEREAS, To support the protocol and build greater awareness among surgical team

members, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) launched the National

Time Out Day initiative. The initiative’s goal is to prevent errors, avoid tragedies, save lives, and

improve patient outcomes, by ensuring that all members of the surgical team pause before all

invasive procedures so they can communicate as a group and confirm key information about the

patient and the procedure; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby recognizes June 10, 2015, as "National Time Out Day" in Rhode Island; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Julie Greenhalgh.

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