Comment on Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing?

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SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I listened to a 99% Invisible episode on how EMS got started.

For a while (60s-70s) there was a stigma that early Paramedics couldn’t provide adequate care because they were not doctors and nurses though in reality they spent lots of time training in hospitals working with them.

You can even see this in tv shows like Emergency. Any time they have a medical situation they radio a hospital to get medical direction from a doctor. It also gives a realistic reason to explain what they are doing to the viewing audience

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