Amended in Assembly May 19, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 171

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, and Wood)

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April 18, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 171—Relative to emergency medical services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 171, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency Medical Services Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of May 15, 2016, to May 21, 2016, 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, Emergency medical services providers are
dedicated to saving lives and possess a sense of duty to aid others
that is inherent in the profession and stays with an emergency
medical services provider for life; 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 42nd anniversary of National Emergency
Medical Services Week; and

WHEREAS, The theme of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Week is “Called to Care”; 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 15, 2016, to May 21, 2016, 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.