Amended in Assembly May 15, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 13, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 84

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Ian Calderon, Chávez, Cooley, Hall, Holden, Salas, Ting, Wieckowski, Williams, begin delete and Yamada end delete begin insert Yamada, Alejo, Bigelow, Bocanegra, Bradford, Buchanan, Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Conway, Dababneh, Dahle, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth  end insert begin insert Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Skinner, Stone, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, and Wilk end insert )

(Coauthors: Senators Block, Cannella, Evans, Fuller, Jackson, Lara, Monning, Padilla, Pavley, Torres, Vidak, and Yee)

January 17, 2014

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 84—Relative to emergency medical services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 84, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency Medical Services Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of May 18, 2014, through May 24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services Week.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, It is estimated that there are over 840,000
emergency medical services personnel in the United States,
including over 80,000 in the State of California; and

WHEREAS, Emergency medical services are a vital public
service and the members of emergency medical services teams are
ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day,
seven days a week; and

WHEREAS, The emergency medical services system consists
of emergency physicians, emergency nurses, emergency medical
technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators, administrators,
and others; 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, Approximately 25 to 30 million patients nationwide
and over two million patients throughout California receive
emergency medical services each year; and

WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency medical care
dramatically improves the survival and recovery rates of those
who experience sudden illness or injury; and

WHEREAS, The American College of Emergency Physicians
was instrumental in establishing National Emergency Medical
Services Week to honor the lifesaving efforts of emergency medical
services personnel; and

WHEREAS, President Gerald Ford proclaimed the first
Emergency Medical Services Week in November of 1974; and

WHEREAS, This is the 40th anniversary of National Emergency
Medical Services Week; and

WHEREAS, The theme of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Week is “EMS: Dedicated for Life.” This theme has a dual
meaning; first, it demonstrates that emergency medical services
providers are dedicated to saving lives, and second, it expresses
the sense of duty to aid others that is inherent in the profession
and stays with an emergency medical services provider for life;
and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the value and
accomplishments of emergency medical services personnel by
designating Emergency Medical Services Week in California;
now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
May 18, 2014, through May 24, 2014, as Emergency Medical
Services Week in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.