HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06 Emergency Medical SvsPROCLAMATION
· Emergency medical services are a vital public service.
The members of emergency medical services are ready to provide lifesaving care to those
who experience sudden illness or injury.
Access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of
those who experience sudden illness or injury.
Emergency medical services consist of emergency physicians & nurses, emergency medical
technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators, administrators, and others.
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.
· It is appropriate to recognize the value m~d the accomplishments of emergency medical
services providers by designating Emergency Medical Services Week.
The members of Ashland Fire & Rescue are joined by other concerned citizens of Ashland,
as well as businesses, schools, service clubs, and organizations in their emergency medical
services efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of Ashland, hereby
proclaim the week of May 18 - 24, 2003 as
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK
and call upon the people of Ashland to celebrate the accomplishments of EMS providers, and to
remember, as the 2003 National Emergency Medical Services Week theme suggests:
"EMS: WHEN IT MATTERS MOST"
Dated this 6~h day of May, 2003
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder