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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 84
          Author:   Rodriguez (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/15/14 in Assembly
          Vote:     21


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 5/15/14


           SUBJECT  :    Emergency Medical Services Week

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution proclaims May 18, 2014, through May  
          24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.It is estimated that there are over 840,000 EMS personnel in  
            the United States, including over 80,000 in California.

          2.EMS systems consist of emergency physicians, emergency nurses,  
            emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters,  
            educators, administrators, and others who engage in thousands  
            of hours of specialized training and continuing education to  
            enhance their lifesaving skills.

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

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          4.This is the 40th anniversary of National EMS Week; and the  
            theme of EMS Week is "EMS:  Dedicated for Life."  This theme  
            has a dual meaning; first, it demonstrates that EMS 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 EMS provider for life.

          This resolution proclaims May 18, 2014, through May 24, 2014, as  
          EMS Week.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/28/14)

          AFSCME, AFL-CIO
          American College of Emergency Physicians
          American Medical Response
          CAL FIRE Local 2881
          California Ambulance Association
          California Association of Highway Patrolmen
          California Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians
          California Professional Firefighters
          California State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association
          Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
          Rural County Representatives of California
          United EMS Workers-AFSCME Local 4911


          MW:e  5/28/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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