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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No V_19 <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: May 14, 19% <br /> Subject: Emergency Medical Services Week <br /> Proclamation <br /> went: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Public Hearing _ Yes �X_No <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed Yes X No <br /> Attachments) Information Contact Nick Waters <br /> 1) Proclamation Telephone Numbers: Ext 3030 <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill %8-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of May 19 through 25, 1996, as Emergency Medical <br /> Services Week, in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. has proclaimed the week of May 19 - 25, <br /> 1996, as Emergency Medical Services Week in North Carolina, in recognition of dedicated <br /> pro fessionals that provide emergency services to the citizens of this state. The Emergency <br /> Medical Service in Orange County is a combination of Telecommunicators, First Responders, <br /> Law Enforcement Officers, Nurses, Doctors, County Staff and Volunteers. The <br /> telecommunicator provides Emergency Medical Dispatch pre-arrival instructions to citizens <br /> who access the 9-1-1 Center. The First Responders and law enforcement officers usually <br /> arrive first on scene and provide basic life support as well as update the situation to the <br /> responding paramedic(s), through the telecommunicator. Emergency Medical Technicians, <br /> varying in level of skill and expertise from basic life support to the level of Paramedic, <br /> provide treatment and necessary emergency transport to the hospital emergency department <br /> The Orange County Emergency Medical Services respond to approximately 9,500 calls per <br /> year, and provide treatment and motion to a hospital emergency department for <br /> approximately 7,500 of these calls. Emergency Medical Services not only provides response, <br /> but also education for_the citizens and County staff in CPR and First Aid Courses. EMS also <br /> does community outreach programs for civic groups, public schools, day care facilities, and <br /> other community functions such as Hillsborough Hog Day. <br /> RECOMIENDATION: The Manager recommends that the week of May 19 through 25, <br /> 1996, be proclaimed as Emergency Medical Services Week in Orange County, in recognition <br /> of the many dedicated men and women that daily serve the citizens of the County, in titles of <br /> medical emergencies. <br />