PENNSYLVANIA, October 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 709

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

106

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MUTH, STEFANO, SANTARSIERO, BROWNE, BROOKS,

KEARNEY, REGAN, MARTIN, HUGHES, J. WARD, FONTANA, BARTOLOTTA,

SCHWANK, COLLETT, PHILLIPS-HILL, VOGEL, COSTA, PITTMAN,

YUDICHAK AND L. WILLIAMS, MAY 4, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 4, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating May 19, 2021, as "Emergency Medical Services for

Children Day."

WHEREAS, More than 30 million children receive emergency

medical care each year due to illness or injury; and

WHEREAS, In medical emergencies, the needs of children are

different than the needs of adults; and

WHEREAS, The goal of Emergency Medical Services for Children

(EMSC) is to help states and communities prepare for a

medical/traumatic emergency involving a child through the

provision of properly trained emergency personnel, sufficiently

equipped ambulances, pediatric-ready emergency departments and

well-defined pediatric treatment protocols and procedures; and

WHEREAS, EMSC relies on its established partnership within

the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community, as well as

physicians and nurses who provide pediatric emergency care, to

help states and communities reduce child and youth disability

and death due to severe illness or injury; and

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