PENNSYLVANIA, October 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 708

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

105

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, MUTH, BARTOLOTTA, BROOKS, BROWNE,

COLLETT, COSTA, FONTANA, HUGHES, HUTCHINSON, KEARNEY,

LANGERHOLC, MARTIN, MENSCH, PHILLIPS-HILL, PITTMAN, REGAN,

SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK, VOGEL, J. WARD, L. WILLIAMS AND

YUDICHAK, MAY 4, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 4, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of May 16 through 22, 2021, as "Emergency

Medical Services Week" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Emergency medical services are vital to public

service; and

WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams are

ready to provide lifesaving care to individuals in need 24 hours

a day, seven days a week; and

WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency care dramatically

improves the survival and recovery rate of individuals who

experience sudden illnesses or injuries; and

WHEREAS, The emergency medical services system consists of

first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics,

emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers,

educators, administrators, prehospital nurses, emergency

physicians, trained members of the public and other out-of-

hospital medical care providers; and

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