Once again the Paramedics of Haywood County NC are overlooked when discussing the history of EMS. The first paramedic course there began in 1969, well before many of the "big city" services started. What's more impressive is these men were all volunteers who worked full time day jobs, completing their training at night. This story is told very well by Jim Page, who paid a visit to the mountains of western North Carolina in the early 1970s and is chronicled in his book "The Paramedics."
Is there a non-video version of this? Like an article, or a blog post? It's great material, but I don't have 50 whole minutes. Reading would be faster.
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Once again the Paramedics of Haywood County NC are overlooked when discussing the history of EMS. The first paramedic course there began in 1969, well before many of the "big city" services started. What's more impressive is these men were all volunteers who worked full time day jobs, completing their training at night. This story is told very well by Jim Page, who paid a visit to the mountains of western North Carolina in the early 1970s and is chronicled in his book "The Paramedics."
Is there a non-video version of this? Like an article, or a blog post? It's great material, but I don't have 50 whole minutes. Reading would be faster.
Dang 1st comment😂. I seem to recall that choppers were first used in very last parts of WW2
Like the history of EMS and paramedic