Thank a Paramedic Day 2009
The Ambulance Service wishes to take the opportunity
to thank the community of NSW for attending Thank a paramedic Day
events across NSW and for acknowledging the work of paramedics.
On Friday 20 November 2009, events were held similtaneously in Parramatta, Gunnedah, Batemans Bay and Port Macquarie and were well attended by community members and paramedics.
The emergency care and support provided by paramedics in difficult and stressful situations often leaves a lasting impression on our patients and their families.
Thank a Paramedic Day has been dedicated for a public celebration of paramedics and the medical care they provide to the NSW community. It is also an occasion for paramedics to reflect on the valuable and important role they have within our society.
Paramedics join Ambulance to serve the community and to make a difference. It’s not the job for everyone but that’s what makes them so special.
It’s an opportunity for those whose lives have been touched by one of the thousands of dedicated paramedics to say “thanks”. So often in a time of crisis people wish they had been able to communicate their appreciation but the moment passes and the paramedics have moved on to their next job.
Media release from NSW Minister for Health, Carmel Tebbutt.
Photograph: Shirley Hamid reunited with Paramedics Rick Taylor, Jenny Mills and Paul Smith after going into cardiac arrest multiple times about eight weeks ago. Shirley knows that she is lucky to be alive and thanks the paramedics along with all the medical and nursing staff at RPA for her health.
Ambulance is committed to assisting the community create safer and healthier environments and outcomes by making prevention everyone’s businesses. A number of innovative community education programs have been implemented to assist identify life threatening conditions, understand what to do in an emergency and the importance of adopting illness prevention strategies.