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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 7
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 20-26, 2018, as Emergency Medical
Services Week
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate May 20 through 26, 2018, as Emergency Medical Services Week, highlighting
3 the theme of "EMS Strong: Always in Service".
4 WHEREAS, in 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services
5Week to celebrate these services and the important job that those who work in that area of
6health care perform in the nation's communities; and
7 WHEREAS, in the forty-four years since that first week of recognition, emergency
8medical services workers have continued to save lives by responding to medical
9emergencies, including heart attacks, difficulty breathing, falls and accidents, drownings,
10cardiac arrest, strokes, drug overdoses, and many other acute medical situations; and
11 WHEREAS, emergency medical services are an essential public function and a vital
12part of the medical care continuum; and
13 WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams are ready to provide
14lifesaving care to those in need, twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week; and
15 WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival
16and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury; and
17 WHEREAS, emergency medical services have grown to fill a gap by providing
18important, out-of-hospital care, including preventative medicine, follow-up care, and access
19to telemedicine; and
20 WHEREAS, the emergency services system consists of first responders, emergency
21medical technicians, paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police
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1officers, educators, administrators, prehospital nurses, emergency physicians, trained
2members of the public, and other out-of-hospital medical providers; and
3 WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams, whether career or
4volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to
5enhance their lifesaving skills; and
6 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to continue the annual celebration of the value and
7accomplishments of emergency medical service providers by designating Emergency
8Medical Services Week, May 20 through 26, 2018.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
10Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate May 20 through 26, 2018, as Emergency
11Medical Services Week, highlighting the theme of "EMS Strong: Always in Service".
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
13Deputy Fire Chief Terry Blanchard, president of the Louisiana Association of Nationally
14Registered Emergency Medical Technicians.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 7 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Pierre
Designates May 20 - 26, 2018, as Emergency Medical Services Week in La.
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