2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-012
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Morse, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Kopp, Lambert, Newell,
       Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Shaffer B., Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop,
       White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B.,
       Gardner D., Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey,
       McCann, McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pace, Peniston, Priola,
       Ramirez, Riesberg, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper,
       Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad,
       Waller, Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY
       MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND
       SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, In Colorado, more than 15,000 emergency medical
       service (EMS) providers respond to over 580,000 calls for assistance each
       year; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado has a wide range of emergency medical care
       personnel, including emergency medical dispatchers, local first responder
       units, first aid and rescue squads, mobile intensive care programs, an air
       EMS program, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and
       educators, both volunteer and paid professionals; and
       
          WHEREAS, The primary goal of EMS specialists is to ensure the
       health, safety, and well-being of the citizens of Colorado, along with
       visitors to our state; and
       
          WHEREAS, In placing the well-being of the public above their
       personal concerns and, in some instances, risking their own lives or safety
       in emergency situations, the state's EMS specialists exemplify the highest
       commitment to humanitarian ideals; and
       
          WHEREAS, The citizens of Colorado benefit from the knowledge,
       skills, and dedication of EMS specialists, as they work together to ensure
       prompt and appropriate treatment at the scene of a medical emergency, in
       transit to the hospital, and in the emergency department; and
       
          WHEREAS, Advances in emergency medical care have increased the
       number of lives saved every year in Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado should continue to improve and enhance its
       EMS system to ensure that the highest standards of emergency medical
       care are available; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly hereby:
       
          (1)  Express our gratitude to each EMS professional in Colorado who
       provides emergency medical service under conditions that are often
       stressful and sometimes dangerous; and
       
                    (2)  Commend the EMS community as a whole for its commitment to
       serve and care for the people of Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES