20-9-1002. Findings.

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20-9-1002. Findings.

20-9-1002. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) The citizens of the State of Arkansas are entitled to the maximum protection which is practicable from the effects of strokes; (2) Each year about seven hundred thousand (700,000) Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke; (3) On average, a stroke strikes someone every forty-five (45) seconds, and someone dies of a stroke every three and one-tenth (3.1) minutes; (4) Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, with about four million seven hundred thousand (4,700,000) stroke survivors alive today; (5) Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, causing fifty-seven and seven-tenths (57.7) deaths per one hundred thousand (100,000) population; and (6) In Arkansas, the death rate from stroke is seventy-five and nine-tenths (75.9) per one hundred thousand (100,000), the highest in the nation.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-9-1002

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