A vital and growing organization, the National EMS Memorial Service Honors EMS professionals during annual ceremony.
This submission is a descriptive account of the 2005 National EMS Memorial Service held in Roanoke Virginia to honor EMS personnel who have recently experienced line of duty deaths. Included is a brief history of the National EMS Memorial, a description of the service, and a list of the honorees, including two from the authors EMS agency. In addition the impact of the service on the survivors of the honorees and the commitment of those who operate and support the memorial is briefly described.
Dhindsa
Harinder S
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Richmond, USA. hdhindsa@vcu.edu
D001363:Awards and Prizes; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D014481:United States