Making a Difference: History of Modern EMS

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It would be great to hear some stories from you [s:bc4e411968]oldtimers[/s:bc4e411968] Pioneers of the buisness about "The way things were"

It would be interesting to hear how the scope of practice has progressed in relationship to education, as well as some "war stories"

I was helping with a seminar in St.Louis quite a few years back for a doctor friend of mine and one of the speakers made a comparison with EMS and the entire medical field. He said that in contrast emergency medicine is still a fairly new science compared to the history of medical practice, stating that those involved in EMS prior to 1990 were considered "pioneers" in the field of medicine. Where he came up with that date I have no idea. It was an interesting presentation going back in history to the time of DiVinci and other "founders" of modern medicine. Wish I still had that on tape.