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Paramedic - Em Care in the Streets - Ch. 1 EMS Systems
Questions and Answers Complete Solutions
1485 - ANSWER First use of an ambulance, Transport Only
1800s - ANSWER First use of ambulance attendant to care for
injured on site
1926 - ANSWER Service started similar to present day.
1940s - ANSWER EMS turned over to fire/police dept.
1950's & Korean War - ANSWER Medical researchers recognized
that bringing the hospital closer to the field might give patients
a better chance of surviving.
1951 - ANSWER Helicopters were first used. They brought
M*A*S*H units, which helped thousands of soldiers and
civilians survive.
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1956 - ANSWER Mouth-to-Mouth resuscitation was developed
by Drs Elan and Safar. The first portable defibrillator was
developed by Johns Hopkins Hospital around this same time.
Late 1950s and early 1960s - ANSWER Focus moved back to
bringing the hospital to the patient. MICU's were developed
and staffed by specifically trained physicians.
1965 - ANSWER National Academy of Science and the National
Research Council released "The White Paper" or "Accidental
Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society."
1966 - ANSWER National Highway Safety Act was instituted. The
US Dept of Transportation (DOT) was created.
1968 - ANSWER Task Force of the Committee of EMS drafted
basic training standards, and 9-1-1 was created.
1969 - ANSWER Dr. Eugene Nagel, then of Miami FL, began
training fire fighters from the Miami Fire Dept with advanced
emergency skills, thus creating the first TRUE Paramedic
Program. He also developed a telemetry system taht enabled FF
to transmit a patient's ECG to physicians. He is often called the
Paramedic - Em Care in the Streets - Ch. 1 EMS Systems
Questions and Answers Complete Solutions
1485 - ANSWER First use of an ambulance, Transport Only
1800s - ANSWER First use of ambulance attendant to care for
injured on site
1926 - ANSWER Service started similar to present day.
1940s - ANSWER EMS turned over to fire/police dept.
1950's & Korean War - ANSWER Medical researchers recognized
that bringing the hospital closer to the field might give patients
a better chance of surviving.
1951 - ANSWER Helicopters were first used. They brought
M*A*S*H units, which helped thousands of soldiers and
civilians survive.
, 2|Page
1956 - ANSWER Mouth-to-Mouth resuscitation was developed
by Drs Elan and Safar. The first portable defibrillator was
developed by Johns Hopkins Hospital around this same time.
Late 1950s and early 1960s - ANSWER Focus moved back to
bringing the hospital to the patient. MICU's were developed
and staffed by specifically trained physicians.
1965 - ANSWER National Academy of Science and the National
Research Council released "The White Paper" or "Accidental
Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society."
1966 - ANSWER National Highway Safety Act was instituted. The
US Dept of Transportation (DOT) was created.
1968 - ANSWER Task Force of the Committee of EMS drafted
basic training standards, and 9-1-1 was created.
1969 - ANSWER Dr. Eugene Nagel, then of Miami FL, began
training fire fighters from the Miami Fire Dept with advanced
emergency skills, thus creating the first TRUE Paramedic
Program. He also developed a telemetry system taht enabled FF
to transmit a patient's ECG to physicians. He is often called the
