Emergency Medical Services Week Explained

Emergency medical services (EMS) Week, or EMS Week, was originally authorized by President Gerald Ford on November 4, 1974 for the week of November 3–10.^[1] Since 1992, EMS Week has moved to the third week of May.^[2] In 2024, the 50th annual celebration for EMS Week is scheduled for the week of May 19-25, and the theme is "Honoring Our Past. Forging our Future."^{[2] [3]}

Locally, the leadership of EMS agencies, hospitals, and representatives from local or state legislature recognize EMS personnel during the week through events such as cook outs, giveaways, awards, and public recognition..^[4]

Past themes

• 2006 - EMS: Serving on Health Care’s Front Line.^[5]
• 2007 - Extraordinary People, Extraordinary Service.^[6]
• 2008 - Your Life is Our Mission^[7]
• 2009 - A Proud Partner In Your Community^[8]
• 2010 - Anytime. Anywhere. We’ll be there.^[9]
• 2011 - Everyday Heroes^[10]
• 2012 - EMS, More Than A Job, A Calling^[11]
• 2013 - EMS: One Mission. One Team.^[12]
• 2014 - Dedicated. For Life.^[13]
• 2015 - EMS Strong^[14]
• 2016 - Called To Care^[15]
• 2017 - EMS Strong — Always in Service^[16]
• 2018 - Stronger Together^[17]
• 2019 - EMS Strong – Beyond the Call^[18]
• 2020 - Ready Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.^[19]
• 2021 - This Is EMS: Caring for Our Communities^[20]
• 2022 - EMS Strong - Rising to the Challenge^[21]

External links

• EMS Week at EMSStrong.Org
• EMS Week at American College of Emergency Physicians
• Web site: States . United . United States Statutes at Large . U.S. Government Printing Office . en . 1989.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CELEBRATE THE EMS COMMUNITY DURING EMS WEEK 2016. April 2016. www.ems.gov. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2017-10-23.
2. Web site: EMS Week . www.acep.org . . 5 May 2021 . en.
3. Web site: National EMS Week . www.naemt.org . . 5 May 2021.
4. Web site: National EMS Week. 2017-10-23. www.naemt.org.
5. Web site: EMS: Serving on Health Care's Front Line Articles Mount Nittany Health System. www.mountnittany.org. en. 2017-10-23.
6. Web site: 2007 EMS Week Set for May 20-26 -- Occupational Health & Safety. Occupational Health & Safety. en. 2017-10-23.
7. Web site: Celebrating EMS Week 2008. www.mouseski.com. 2017-10-23.
8. Web site: Suffolk Regional EMS Council (REMSCO). www.suffolkremsco.com. 2017-10-23.
9. Web site: EMS Week Thank You - Emergency Medical - Ambulance Safety - ZOLL. www.zoll.com. 2017-10-23.
10. Web site: EMS Week 2011 Kit Released EMS World. www.emsworld.com. en. 2017-10-23.
11. Web site: Emergency medical services not a job, but a calling. thedailynews.cc. 24 May 2012 . 2017-10-23.
12. News: EMS Week 2013: One Mission. One Team. - safety.smart911.com. 2013-05-18. safety.smart911.com. 2017-10-23. en-US.
13. Web site: National EMS Week 2014: Dedicated. For Life. First Responder Network Authority. www.firstnet.gov. 2017-10-23.
14. Web site: National EMS Week 2015 First Responder Network Authority. www.firstnet.gov. 2017-10-23.
15. Web site: EMS Week 2016 is May 15–21. www.jems.com. 2017-10-23.
16. Web site: Fedorow. Denise. 2017-05-22. 'EMS Strong — Always in Service' Theme for 2017 National EMS Week. 2020-07-27. The Municipal. en-US.
17. Web site: Celebrating National EMS Week 2018!. 21 May 2018. 2020-07-27. en-US.
18. Web site: EMS WEEK 2019.
19. Web site: EMS Week 2020.
20. Web site: 2021 EMS Week Planning Guide . . 5 May 2021.
21. Web site: EMS Week . 2023-01-24 . www.acep.org . en.