British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation RSDS/CRPS Awareness Month - July 2001 (O.C. 644/2001)

O.C. 644/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

A tt eral siding M ber of the Executive ouncil PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council-No. 644 , Approved and Ordered JUL 1 2 2001 • Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

WHEREAS there is insufficient research into Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (now known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) in Canada at this time and development of a high level of public awareness as well as education within the medical profession is important for successful diagnosis and early treatment, and

WHEREAS RSDS/CRPS is an extremely painful neurological disorder that affects over ten million men, women, and children in Canada and the USA, and

WHEREAS RSD results from injury or trauma to a leg or an arm, and can simultaneously affect the nerves, muscles, blood vessels, skin, and bones in progressively severe stages, and

WHEREAS estimates indicate that 5% of all injuries or traumas result in RSDS/CRPS, with excruciating pain as the one symptom most frequently associated with this disorder, and

WHEREAS the cause and the cure of this disorder are unknown, although RSDS/CRPS is treatable with prescription drugs, physical therapy, occupational therapy and emotional therapy, and

WHEREAS early detection and treatment are vital to preventing the disabling effects of RSDS/CRPS, which in its most severe stages can result in total dysfunction of an extremity and the entire body, and

WHEREAS with increased medical awareness and greater understanding of RSDS!CRPS, early detection and treatment can reduce the physical, emotional and financial effects on its victims; A Proclamation be issued designating July, 2001 as "RSDS/CRPS Aware Month" in British Columbia. (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify): Prerogative 703/ aco ilt 3

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 644/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0644 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	81263654605d204f96bf7c952db19b946d9eafa2

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