ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 165
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGLEY
A RESOLUTION
To designate the week of May 21 through May 27, 2023, as Emergency Medical Services
Week in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, in
partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians, has designated the week
of May 21 through May 27, 2023, as national Emergency Medical Services Week and has
selected the theme "Where Emergency Care Begins" for the week; and
WHEREAS, emergency medical services are an essential public service and a vital
part of the medical care continuum; and
WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams are ready to provide
lifesaving care to those in need twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival
and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury; and
WHEREAS, emergency medical services have grown to fill a gap by providing
important, out-of-hospital care, including preventive medicine, follow-up care, and access
to telemedicine; and
WHEREAS, the emergency medical services system consists of emergency medical
responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians,
paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers, educators,
administrators, prehospital nurses, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, trained
members of the public, and other out-of-hospital medical care providers; and
WHEREAS, career and volunteer members of emergency medical services teams
engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance
and ensure their lifesaving skills; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the value and the accomplishments of
emergency medical services providers by designating the week of May 21 through May 27,
2023, as Emergency Medical Services Week in Louisiana highlighting the theme, "Where
Emergency Care Begins".
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate the week of May 21 through May 27, 2023,
as Emergency Medical Services Week in Louisiana and does hereby encourage the citizens
of Louisiana to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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