Historical
Books about the catastrophic 9/11 attacks and the long return to normalcy are crucial to the historical record of those we lost and how we moved forward
It鈥檚 true; at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, a variety of non-traditional events were showcased, leading to the first (and only!) Olympic recognition for firefighting
Chapter 4 of this comprehensive desk reference about EMS in the U.S. untangles the origin and history of the EMS Star of Life
After 35 years as a paramedic Sharon King hasn鈥檛 been able to fully give up EMS while living life differently
Gas-powered Ford Model T ambulances were common in the early 1900s
Horse-drawn carriages were the first ambulances
View artistic tributes and 9/11 remembrances at EMS agencies, fire departments and police departments across the U.S.
The most profound loss on that fateful day in 2001 was the loss of family
Idea for applying pressure to center of the chest came while observing his colleagues develop the defibrillator at Johns Hopkins University
Norman McSwain, MD, FACS, is internationally recognized for founding and growing the NAEMT Prehospital Trauma Life Support program
A week of temps over 100 claimed more than 700 lives; mostly poor and elderly residents
The LAS treated and transported 404 patients in the aftermath of the 2005 coordinated terrorist attack in London
A retired W.Va. funeral home director restored the ambulance he used as an apprentice in the 1960s
Though he misses day-to-day involvement, he gets great satisfaction seeing people he taught go on to do good things
Dr. Stanley M. Zydlo, introduced the idea of training firefighters to be paramedics in the early 1970s and founded the first emergency medical system in Illinois
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson recall what they were doing when they heard about the incident 20 years ago, and how it relates to terrorism today
Responding to the Oklahoma City Bombing was a lifetime of experience in a single day for EMSA paramedic Joe Wallace
Rescuers turnoff equipment periodically to listen for pleas for help, 鈥渂ut we didn鈥檛 hear anything 鈥� just death.鈥�
In a single day 148 tornadoes killed 330 people and injured 5,484 in 13 states
That spring night in 1990, people were smothered by black smoke or fatally burned; it happened so quickly that some appeared like frozen figures from Pompeii
Documentary film tells story of Freedom House creating jobs and providing a crucial service to the community in the 1960s
Richard Simpson was one of the first paramedics in Miami
From 1968, it required a $20 licensing fee for every ambulance, 6-month inspections by the police chief, and rules on the numbers of linens
鈥淭hey were racing down the road ... whoever got there first, usually got to do the funeral.鈥�
William 鈥淏ill鈥� Brown discusses the importance of the Registry and the long road to earning the industry鈥檚 acceptance of the organization
Mantooth spoke about bringing paramedics into people鈥檚 living rooms for the first time with the show 鈥淓mergency!鈥� and what it鈥檚 like to be the nation鈥檚 most famous paramedic
First 911 call placed and received in Haleyville, Ala. on Feb. 16, 1968; marketing and education opportunity ever since
Thom Dick, a paramedic, caregiver and advocate for patients and providers, discusses his more than 40 years in EMS
