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How Ordinary People Became America’s First Paramedics

10 minutes | Sunday, November 6, 2022

In 1966, Americans were more likely to die from a car crash than soldiers in the Vietnam War. Most people needing emergency assistance were carried to the hospital in the back of a police car. In his new book, Kevin Hazzard uncovers how our modern-day paramedics came to be.
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How Ordinary People Became America’s First Paramedics
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