HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05121992 - 1.15 TO, BOARD OF SUl'ERV1SORS
FROM : Mark Finucane Contra
Health Services Department Costa
DATE'. May 1, 1992 County
SUBJECT: Emergency Medical Services Week
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Proclaim the week of May 10 - 16, 1992, "Emergency Medical Services Week" in Contra
Costa County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week is a time to acknowledge the contribution that
Emergency Medical Services professionals are to their community every day. It is also an
opportunity to generate public understanding and support of EMS as a vital public service.
The theme for this year's EMS'Week observance, Emergency Medical Services: It Starts
With You, emphasizes the role of individuals, whether EMS providers or citizens, in EMS.
This is the eighth annual EMS Week. President Bush and Governor Pete Wilson have
proclaimed May 10 - 16, 1992, as EMS Week.
The Emergency Medical Care Committee is encouraging hospitals, ambulance agencies, and
other EMS providers to organize activities that enhance the effectiveness of EMS by -
educating local residents on prevention, their role as a first responder, and the appropriate
use of EMS,
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cc: Health Services Department ATTESTED May...12, 1992
Emergency Medical Services P1(IL BATCHFLOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DC