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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The tragic shooting of 12 police officers in Dallas |
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on July 7, 2016, called forth a heroic response from numerous |
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individuals, and among those greatly deserving of recognition for |
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their actions are the emergency room personnel who attended to the |
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officers injured in the attack; and |
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WHEREAS, On that evening, law enforcement agencies were |
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providing security at a demonstration in downtown Dallas when a |
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lone gunman opened fire, killing four members of the Dallas Police |
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Department and one member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police |
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and wounding an additional seven officers; and |
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WHEREAS, The wounded were transported to Baylor University |
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Medical Center and Parkland Hospital, where the unexpected influx |
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of critically injured patients placed a strain on the medical |
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professionals on duty that evening; hospital staff acted quickly to |
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mobilize additional medical teams, who worked together to |
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coordinate treatment for the officers; maintaining their composure |
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in spite of these hectic and highly stressful circumstances, the |
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doctors, nurses, and other staff members were able to ensure that |
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each patient received the care they needed, and their actions |
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helped save lives that might otherwise have been lost; and |
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WHEREAS, The swift, skillful efforts of the Baylor and |
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Parkland medical personnel were instrumental in preventing this |
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harrowing national tragedy from exacting an even greater toll, and |
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they truly merit the heartfelt praise of their fellow Texans for |
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their compassion, professionalism, and commitment to the highest |
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standards of emergency medical care; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the emergency room staff members of Baylor |
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University Medical Center and Parkland Hospital who treated the |
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police officers injured in the shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016, |
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and extend to them sincere appreciation for the important services |
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that they provide to the community on a daily basis; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Baylor University Medical Center and Parkland Hospital |
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as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |