BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 32
Author: Strickland (R), et al
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT
SUBJECT : Emergency Medical Services Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of May 17 to
23, 2009, to be Emergency Medical Service Week in
California in recognition of all persons engaged in
emergency medical services activities and encourages all
Californians to observe this week with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and activities.
ANALYSIS :
1. Each year residents of, and visitors to, California
require emergency medical care for traumatic injuries,
burns, poisonings, spinal cord injuries, heart attacks,
and other critical medical emergencies.
2. Emergency medical care personnel, including, but not
limited to, emergency medical dispatchers, first
responders, emergency medical technicians, emergency
medical technician-defibrillators, paramedics, nurses,
physicians, firefighters, educators, and administrators,
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whether volunteers or paid personnel, give selflessly of
themselves for the welfare of others.
3. The citizens of California benefit from the knowledge,
skills, and dedication of these emergency medical
services (EMS) specialists, as they work together to
ensure prompt and appropriate treatment at the scene of
the medical emergency, on the way to the hospital, and
in the emergency department.
4. California has a wide range of emergency medical
providers, including, but not limited to. Local first
responder units, first aid and rescue squads, ambulance
services, mobile intensive care programs, an air EMS
response program, specialty burn care, a poison
information and education center, designated trauma
centers, and other vital services that have the
potential to save lives and reduce disabilities for the
critically ill or injured in our community.
5. Advances in emergency medical care have increased the
number of lives saved every year in California.
6. It is important for the citizens of California to know
about our EMS system, including what to do and who to
call in a medical emergency, and to benefit from
reminders about ways to prevent emergencies from
occurring.
7. California desires to continue to improve its EMS system
in order to assure all citizens the highest standards of
emergency medical care.
This resolution declares the week of May 17 to 23, 2009, to
be Emergency Medical Service Week in California in
recognition of all persons engaged in emergency medical
services activities and encourages all Californians to
observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
and activities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
CTW:do 4/28/2009 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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