[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 86 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the ambulances, the emergency 
medical technicians, and the paramedics that we all rely on each and 
every day have come a long way since Ernest Hemingway and the first 
casualty transports of World War I.
  From highway crashes to heart attacks and falls, we call on our EMTs 
to be the first medical care a patient receives, regardless of their 
circumstance.
  During National Emergency Medical Services Week, we recognize and 
thank the men and women willing to respond at a moment's notice. More 
and more, we rely on these first responders to address significant 
instances, instances like a diabetic coma, a fractured limb, or a 
patient who has overdosed.
  We in Congress owe it to our EMTs and the communities that they serve 
to ensure that they have the tools and resources necessary to arrive 
quickly and to treat these patients.
  So often, we forget the toll that these jobs take on first responders 
and their families. This week, let's remain grateful for the care and 
the professionalism of our frontline healthcare workers and pledge to 
support the EMTs and paramedics--volunteers and paid alike--who support 
our communities and, ultimately, care for our families.

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