HR 132 — A Resolution designating the week of May 18 through 24, 2025, as "Emergency Medical Services Week" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   1037

                    THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 132
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, RIGBY, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, PICKETT,
        FREEMAN, KHAN, VENKAT, SCHLOSSBERG, CERRATO, GUENST, GIRAL,
        GALLAGHER, VITALI, STEELE, REICHARD, KENYATTA, D. WILLIAMS,
        MAYES, ZIMMERMAN, HOWARD, O'MARA, HADDOCK, MENTZER, GREEN,
        NEILSON, GILLEN, CIRESI AND BOROWSKI, MARCH 18, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 18, 2025


                                A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating the week of May 18 through 24, 2025, as "Emergency
 2      Medical Services Week" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, Emergency medical services are a vital public
 4   service; and
 5      WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams are
 6   ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a
 7   day, seven days a week; and
 8      WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency care dramatically
 9   improves the survival and recovery rates of those who experience
10   sudden illness or injury; and
11      WHEREAS, Emergency medical services have grown to fill a gap
12   by providing important out-of-hospital care, including
13   preventative medicine, follow-up care and access to
14   telemedicine; and
15      WHEREAS, The emergency medical services system consists of
16   first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics,
 1   emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers,
 2   educators, administrators, prehospital nurses, emergency nurses,
 3   emergency physicians, trained members of the public and other
 4   out-of-hospital medical care providers; and
 5      WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams,
 6   whether career or volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of
 7   specialized training and continuing education to enhance their
 8   lifesaving skills; and
 9      WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the value and the
10   accomplishments of emergency medical services providers by
11   designating "Emergency Medical Services Week"; therefore be it
12      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
13   week of May 18 through 24, 2025, as "Emergency Medical Services
14   Week" in Pennsylvania.




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