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<br />CABARRUSCOUNTY <br />North Carolina <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, emergency medical services is a vital public service; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams are ready to provide lifesaving <br />care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery <br />rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, emergency medical services teams consist of emergency physicians, emergency <br />nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators, <br />administrators, and others; and approximately two-thirds of all emergency <br />medical services providers are volunteers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams, whether career or volunteer, <br />engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education <br />enhance their lifesaving skills; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Americans benefit daily from the knowledge and skills ofthese highly trained <br />individuals; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the value and the accomplishments of emergency <br />medical services providers by designating Emergency Medical Services Week; <br />and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners, in recognition ofthis event do hereby proclaim the week of May 14 - 20, 2006, <br />as <br /> <br />CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK <br /> <br />This 17th day April, 2006. <br /> <br />Robert W. Carruth, Chairman <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board <br /> <br />c.-2... <br />