[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27919-27920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12069]



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Part III





The President





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Proclamation 8519--Emergency Medical Services Week, 2010



Executive Order 13542--Providing an Order of Succession Within the 
Department of Agriculture


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 18, 2010 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8519 of May 13, 2010

                
Emergency Medical Services Week, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day of the year, at all hours of the day and 
                night, we rely on emergency medical services (EMS) 
                professionals and volunteers for critical care in our 
                homes, on our roads, in our hospitals, and wherever 
                needs exist. EMS teams serve all Americans, standing 
                ready to respond at a moment's notice, and tirelessly 
                enhancing our country's preparedness and resilience. 
                During Emergency Medical Services Week, we recommit to 
                supporting all EMS providers, and we celebrate their 
                selflessness and courageous contributions to our 
                Nation.

                Our EMS system includes a wide array of dedicated 
                specialists, including emergency medical technicians, 
                9-1-1 dispatchers, paramedics, firefighters, law 
                enforcement officials, educators, nurses, and 
                physicians. From rural regions of our Nation to our 
                busiest urban centers, EMS teams provide access to 
                quality care when unforeseen illness, injury, or 
                disaster strikes. The aid they administer cuts across 
                various disciplines and often requires split-second 
                decisions, essential to preventing disability or death 
                among their fellow citizens.

                My Administration is committed to supporting EMS 
                providers and their important mission. The Affordable 
                Care Act, which I signed into law this year, authorizes 
                innovative new emergency care and trauma systems, and 
                improves and expands EMS for children. It also 
                prohibits insurance companies from imposing prior 
                authorization requirements or increased cost-sharing 
                for emergency services.

                EMS providers spend long hours to further their medical 
                education, train themselves on the latest life-saving 
                techniques, and maintain vital emergency equipment, 
                often choosing to do so on their own time and at their 
                own expense. Many communities rely heavily, or even 
                exclusively, on committed volunteers to provide out-of-
                hospital EMS. The role of EMS providers extends beyond 
                performing services themselves, however. They also act 
                as instructors to train ordinary Americans, because 
                bystanders are often the first to arrive at the scene 
                of a crisis. These heroic professionals, volunteers, 
                and citizens form a network that has long supported our 
                health care system, and their example is an inspiration 
                to us all.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 16 through May 
                22, 2010, as Emergency Medical Services Week. I 
                encourage all Americans to observe this occasion with 
                programs and activities to support their local EMS 
                workers and to improve their own safety and 
                preparedness skills.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
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