Bill Text: GA HR185 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day; Feb. 16, 2011; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-07 - House Read and Adopted [HR185 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR185-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 185
By:
Representatives Bearden of the
68th
and Powell of the
171st
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia and recognizing
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, as "Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day";
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the heroic emergency medical services (EMS) professionals of Georgia respond to
almost one million calls for assistance annually, risking their lives on a daily
basis to go to the aid of those in need; and
WHEREAS,
in the State of Georgia, there are over 14,000 emergency medical services
personnel that provide the essential lifesaving services associated with
out-of-hospital emergency medical care; and
WHEREAS,
the outstanding services provided by these individuals include illness and
injury prevention; trauma system development; public information and education;
the prompt, efficient, and effective delivery of prehospital emergency medical
care; transportation to the most appropriate receiving facility; and other
significant activities related to the health and well-being of the citizens of
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
emergency medical services personnel provide access to high quality prehospital
emergency care that dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of
persons stricken with sudden illness or injury; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia's emergency medical services system is celebrating its thirty-eighth
year of excellent service in 2011; and
WHEREAS,
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, is "Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day" in
Georgia, and it is most fitting and proper that the emergency medical services
professionals of Georgia be recognized for their dedicated and courageous
service.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia for
their outstanding service to this state and recognize Wednesday, February 16,
2011, as "Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day" at the state
capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Courtney
Terwilliger, Chairman of the Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services,
and Keith Wages, Director of the Georgia Office of Emergency Medical Services
and Trauma of the Department of Community Health, Division of Emergency
Preparedness and Response.
