ACP Nancy Caroline COPR 2025/2026 Chapter 1
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Chapter One Chapter One
1700 BCE The Code of Hammurabi is a spelled out
protocols/reimbursements for medical care.
,1790 AD Jean Larrey developed "ambulance volantes" -
bringing care to patients in the field.
World War I and II Development of the ambulance corps to care for
and remove injured persons from battlefields.
Korean War Military medical researchers brought hospitals
closer to the battlefield - helicopter evacuations /
MASH units.
Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) Developed in some European countries in the
1950's and early 1960's.
1965 USA and the National Academy of Science and
the National Research Council released a white
paper entitled: "Accidental Death and Disability:
THe Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
, 1966 National Highway Safety Act created the US
Department of Transportation to provide authority
and support for BLS and ALS programs.
1971 The First EMT textbook: Emergency Care and
Transportation of the Sick and Injured was
published.
1969 Dr. Eugene Nagel began training firefighters in
advanced emergency skills
Dr. Eugene Nagel was also called: The Father of Paramedicine
1977 US DOT developed the first National Standard
Curriculum for paramedics based on the work of
Nancy Caroline.
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Terms in this set (345)
Chapter One Chapter One
1700 BCE The Code of Hammurabi is a spelled out
protocols/reimbursements for medical care.
,1790 AD Jean Larrey developed "ambulance volantes" -
bringing care to patients in the field.
World War I and II Development of the ambulance corps to care for
and remove injured persons from battlefields.
Korean War Military medical researchers brought hospitals
closer to the battlefield - helicopter evacuations /
MASH units.
Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) Developed in some European countries in the
1950's and early 1960's.
1965 USA and the National Academy of Science and
the National Research Council released a white
paper entitled: "Accidental Death and Disability:
THe Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
, 1966 National Highway Safety Act created the US
Department of Transportation to provide authority
and support for BLS and ALS programs.
1971 The First EMT textbook: Emergency Care and
Transportation of the Sick and Injured was
published.
1969 Dr. Eugene Nagel began training firefighters in
advanced emergency skills
Dr. Eugene Nagel was also called: The Father of Paramedicine
1977 US DOT developed the first National Standard
Curriculum for paramedics based on the work of
Nancy Caroline.
