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91_SR0273sam001
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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 273
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Resolution 273 on page
3 1, by replacing lines 21 through 25 with the following:
4 "WHEREAS, With its growing use, there is more awareness
5 that latex and latex-containing products may trigger an
6 allergic reaction; allergic reaction to latex products occur
7 as two types: allergic contact dermatitis to chemicals that
8 are added to latex during manufacturing, and latex allergy to
9 proteins and natural rubber latex; and"; and
10 on page 1, in line 28, by changing "synus" to "sinus"; and
11 on page 2, by replacing lines 3 through 10 with the
12 following:
13 "WHEREAS, Health care workers, patients, and others
14 affected will benefit from health care providers actively
15 establishing clinically sound protocols and management
16 strategies to alert and educate health care workers and
17 patients to the implications and risks of latex allergies;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, latex allergy may develop in people who have
20 frequent or intimate exposure to it, which may include
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1 occupational exposure; at high risk are those who have had
2 frequent surgical procedures, particularly in infancy, and
3 those who are atopic.
4 WHEREAS, The individuals who are latex allergic should
5 avoid natural rubber latex products, as exposure to even
6 trace amounts could cause an allergic reaction in some
7 individuals; and".