Ch. 1 EMS Systems Flashcards
When was the first recorded use of an ambulance?
During the Siege of Malaga in 1485.
When did Napoleon designate a vehicle and attendant to care for injuries on the battlefield?
1800s
When was the first recorded use of a medic/ambulance combination in the United States?
1860
The first civilian ambulance came out of Commercial Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio when?
1865
The first ambulance service was started out of Bellevue Hospital in New York, New York when?
1869
When was the first operated automobile-type ambulance which came out of Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago?
1899
When did Phoenix Fire Department add services similar to present-day EMS?
1926
When did Julien Stanley Wise launch the first rescue squad out of Roanoke, Virginia called Roanoke Life Saving Crew?
1928
When was EMS turned over to fire department and police?
1940s
When was the first helicopter used for EMS?
1951, during the Korean War.
In 1956, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was developed by whom?
Drs Elan and Safar
Where was the first portable defibrillator developed?
John Hopkins Hospital around the 1950s
In 1965, the National Academy of Science and the National Research Council release what?
“The White Paper” or “Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society”
What were some of the findings included in the white papers?
1) A lack of uniform laws and standards
2) Ambulances and equipment were poor quality
3) Lack of communication between EMS and Hospitals
4) Lack of personnel training
5) Hospitals only had part-time staff
6) More people died in motor vehicle accidents than in the Vietnam War
