08 LC 35
0769
House
Resolution 1233
By:
Representatives Day of the
163rd,
Neal of the
1st,
Horne of the
71st,
Talton of the
145th,
Maddox of the
127th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia and recognizing
Thursday, February 21, 2008, as "Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day";
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the 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 goals and services of each of 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 activities
related to the health and well-being of the citizens of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
emergency medical services personnel provide access to 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-fifth
year of service in 2008; and
WHEREAS,
Thursday, February 21, 2008, is "Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day" in
Georgia, and it is fitting and proper that the emergency medical services
professionals of Georgia be recognized for their outstanding 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 Thursday, February 21,
2008, 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, President of the Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services,
and Marty Billings, Director of the Georgia Office of Emergency Medical Services
of the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health.