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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1 <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Date: May 6,1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No ,~• C <br />Subject: Emergency Medical Services Week Proclamation <br />Department: Emergency Management <br />Attachment(s): <br />Proclamation <br />Public Hearing Yes [] No <br />Information Contact: Nick Waters <br />Extension Number: <br />Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Mebane <br />Durham <br />3030 <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />910-227-2031 <br />688-7331 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of May 17 through 23, 1998 as Emergency Medical <br />Services Week in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. has proclaimed the week of May 17 - <br />23, 1998 as Emergency Medical Services Week in North Carolina, in recognition of <br />dedicated professionals that provide emergency services to the citizens of this state. The <br />Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in Orange County is a combination of <br />Telecommunicators, First Responders, Law Enforcement Officers, Pazamedics, Nurses, <br />Doctors, County staff and volunteers. The telecommunicators provide Emergency <br />Medical Dispatch pre-arrival instructions to citizens who access the 911 center. The First <br />Responders and Law Enforcement Officers usually arrive first on the scene and provide <br />basic life support as well as updating the situations to the responding Pazamedic, through <br />the Telecommunicators. The Pazamedics arrive on scene and provide advanced life <br />support treatment when necessazy. The Pazamedics function as an extension of the <br />emergency room physicians and begin treating the patients in the home to stabilize prior <br />to transporting to the emergency room for further treatment by physicians. <br />The Orange County Emergency Medical Services respond to approximately 8,00 calls <br />per year, and provide treatment and transportation to a hospital emergency department for <br />approximately 7,500 of these calls. Emergency Medical Services not only provide <br />response, but also education for the citizens and County staff in CPR and First Aid <br />Courses. EMS also does community outreach programs for civic groups, public schools, <br />day care facilities, and other community functions such as Hillsborough's "Hog Day". <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Boazd proclaim the <br />week of May 17 - 23, 1998 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Orange County, in <br />recognition of the many dedicated men and women that daily serve the citizens in times <br />of medical emergencies. <br />