HR 9017

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating March 15, 2006, as "Emergency
3	Medicine Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Florida's emergency physicians and emergency
6	medical staff provide necessary, life-saving care to the state's
7	residents and visitors at any time of the day or night, often
8	under the most stressful conditions and in extremely difficult
9	situations, and
10	WHEREAS, in addition, emergency physicians and supporting
11	emergency medical personnel have been instrumental in educating
12	the general public, government officials, and other
13	professionals in the areas of safety, injury prevention, first-
14	aid procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, organ donation,
15	the ravages of substance abuse, and other health-related
16	matters, and
17	WHEREAS, rapid strides in emergency medical care have been
18	made in recent years, and Florida emergency physicians and
19	personnel themselves receive extensive training and continuing
20	education in order to provide the public with the highest-
21	quality emergency medical care, and
22	WHEREAS, emergency physicians and personnel contribute to
23	the planning and provision of emergency preparedness and
24	disaster response--in particular, preparedness for and response
25	to incidents dealing with weapons of mass destruction, and
26	WHEREAS, the dedicated men and women in Florida who devote
27	themselves to rendering prompt, skilled emergency medical care
28	to all who need it are worthy of the state's heartfelt respect
29	and honor, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
32	Florida:
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34	That the House of Representatives, on its behalf and on
35	behalf of all the residents of Florida, extends heartfelt
36	gratitude to the state's emergency medical care providers and in
37	their honor proudly designates March 15, 2006, as "Emergency
38	Medicine Day" in Florida.

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