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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY 16TH THROUGH 22ND OF 2021 AS "EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Alzate, Filippi,
Fenton-Fung, Casey, O'Brien, Kazarian, and Tanzi

     Date Introduced: May 18, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, In 1974, President Gerald Ford established Emergency Medical Services

Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and to thank them for the important work they do in our

nation's communities; and

     WHEREAS, Every day of the year, emergency medical services professionals save lives

and provide a vital public service. 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 also fill gaps in our healthcare system by

providing important out-of-hospital care including preventative medicine, follow-up care, and

access to telemedicine; and

     WHEREAS, Emergency medical services professionals consist of first responders,

emergency medical technicians, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers,

educators, administrators, pre-hospital nurses, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, trained

members of the public, and other out-of-hospital medical care providers; and

     WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams, whether career or

volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to

enhance their lifesaving skills; and

     WHEREAS, The 2021 theme of EMS Week is "THIS IS EMS: Caring For Our

Communities." This theme is particularly meaningful in 2021, as it reminds people that every day

emergency services professionals are and have been there to respond, support, and care for the

needs of our communities during the pandemic; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives hereby proclaims May 16th through 22nd

of 2021 as "Emergency Services Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH,

Rhode Island Department of Health.

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