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HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANITA DORR TO EMERGENCY NURSING
(Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark National Emergency Nurses Week and to honor the contributions of Anita Dorr.
Anita was an emergency room nurse at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York. She observed that emergency rooms could do better in the many types of crises coming through emergency room doors.
She developed the crash cart, which has drawers that contain defibrillators, life-supporting drugs, and other essential items for crisis care. The crash cart is now universally used in medical settings around the world and has saved countless lives.
Anita also cofounded the Emergency Nurses Association to advocate for nurses and support their training across America.
I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring emergency nurses as well as Anita Dorr's lasting contributions to the medical field and to my community.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 170
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