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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 18, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C -G <br />SUBJECT: Emergency Medical Services Week <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />EMS Week Proclamation Kent McKenzie, ext 3030 <br />State of North Carolina Proclamation <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of May 16 through 22, 2004 as Emergency Medical Services <br />Week in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Governor Michael F, Easley has proclaimed the week of May 16 - 22, 2004 <br />as Emergency Medical Services Week in North Carolina, in recognition of the dedicated <br />professionals that provide emergency services to the citizens of this state, The Emergency <br />Medical Services System in Orange County includes Telecommunicators, First Responders, <br />Law Enforcement Officers, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, Nurses, Doctors, <br />Volunteers and Employees of Orange EMS and Rescue Squad, County Staff, the UNC <br />Hospitals Emergency Department, the Carolina Airfare program, the University Department of <br />Emergency Medicine, and various private enterprises, <br />The Orange County Emergency Medical Services responded to more than 9,000 reported <br />emergencies last year, providing medical assessment, treatment, and ambulance transportation <br />when medically necessary. Orange County EMS also provides injury prevention through a <br />variety of public education projects, including the nationally recognized "Welcome to the World" <br />home safety program, a joint initiative with the Health Department and the Orange County <br />Partnership for Young Children. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approval of the <br />proclamation, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br />with the week of May 16 through 22, 2004 being proclaimed as Emergency Medical Services <br />Week in Orange County, in recognition of the many dedicated men and women that daily serve <br />the citizens and visitors of Orange County, and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />