Over several centuries the ambulance has evolved from horse-drawn wagons designed to remove wounded soldiers from the battlefield into high-speed emergency rooms on wheels, staffed by skilled professionals. This thorough history follows the ambulance through every phase, focusing not just on the vehicles but on their role within the developing medical systems they served, as well as the political, social and economic influences that have shaped their advancement.
Topics include the critical role of police ambulances in the development of the first emergency medical services, the history of the ambulance intern, breakthroughs in ambulance design and function from the horse-drawn days to the present, notable women in ambulance development, and a fresh look at the first organized paramedic services. More than 275 photographs and other illustrations accompany the text.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"fascinating history"-C&RL News; "you will enjoy this book"-1st Responder News; "fires 398 hard-bound pages at the subject...scope is amazing...much prewar-automobile referencing abounds...this book hits the center!"-Prewar Auto Notes; "if there was a best-seller list for EMS books, [this book] would surely be included. From the EMS veteran to the rookie, you'll find enjoyment in this easy-to-read trip back in time that examines the origin, history and development of the ambulance and the people who have dedicated their lives to saving others...comprehensive"-Journal of Emergency Medical Services; "this book is stimulating and rewarding"-SpeedReaders.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
280 photos (12 in color), appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7301-4 (9780786473014)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ryan Corbett Bell, a psychiatrist and former district attorney, has visited hospitals, clinics, leper colonies, and infirmaries worldwide and studies medical history and the ways in which care is delivered. He lives in Rochester, New York.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Prelude to the Ambulance
2. Debut of the Ambulance
3. The Modern Ambulance Appears
4. Developments During the Civil War
5. "Let Us No Longer Add Murder to Maiming": The Civilian Ambulance in America
6. Badge and Bandages: Police Surgeons and Patrol Ambulances
7. The Ambulance Surgeons
8. First Aides: Early Ambulance Attendants and Emergency Hospitals
9. From Horses to Horsepower
Between pages 176 and 177 are 8 color plates containing 12 images
10. Siren Call: The Lure of Speed
11. Specialty Squads and Disaster Cars
12. The 1950s: Losing the Battle
13. The 1960s: Changing Tactics
14. An Incomplete Revolution: 1970 to 2000
15. The Ambulance in the 21st Century
Appendix I. In Search of the Origins of the Misericordia
Appendix II. Barber Surgeons
Appendix III. Dalton: A Life of Service
Appendix IV. Shock of Life: The Portable Defibrillator
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
